From algorithms to probability and game theory, the essential math shaping students’ futures is mostly missing in K-12 ...

Some of the biggest challenges in teaching math aren’t about the numbers and operations themselves, but students’ attitudes toward them. Getting students to think deeply about problems, persevere ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. This blog was updated on June 24, 2026 to clarify a statistic ...

Multiplication and long division rarely get pep rallies. But Michaela Sicuranza, a 5th grade teacher at Sinking Springs Elementary, in York, Pa., thinks building an exciting, competitive identity ...

When Frances E. Anderson saw 2022 math scores for America’s fourth- and eighth-graders, she was hardly surprised that they had dropped. Until recently – including the period of remote instruction ...

Alabama is redesigning math training for future elementary teachers, betting stronger instruction will help children ...

BALTIMORE -- Imagine you're a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying ...

The article was updated on July 10 to clarify the section about rewording and eliminating cited research. The State Board of Education is poised to approve a nearly 1,000-page guidance for math ...

The M.S. in Teaching Mathematics is a fully online degree designed for current teachers of secondary mathematics. This innovative program gives teachers an opportunity to earn a Masters degree in ...

What kind of education best helps students learn math? In the province of Ontario, the most recent provincial standardized results (2024–25) show modest improvement in elementary mathematics ...

Become the math teacher your future students need. There’s a difference between learning a subject and learning to teach it. You’ll want to do both to be the kind of teacher that inspires their ...

Imagine if you enrolled your child in swimming lessons but instead of a qualified swimming instructor, they were taught freestyle technique by a soccer coach. Something similar is happening in ...