Examining mistakes gives students a chance to discuss misconceptions openly and find new approaches to solving problems.

We've been studying them for millennia, so how far have we come?

Filing taxes is never fun-and with all the forms to review and boxes to check, it's easy to miss one or accidentally put down ...

Georgia Tech says it’s cutting expenses to “preserve cash,” the University of Hawaiʻi system is paying federally funded ...

The Nation's Report Card reveals the slide in some students' test scores in reading and math began before 2020. What can be done to stem the decline?

Alfred Nobel's prestigious awards honor many fields but notably exclude mathematics. This has sparked curiosity for years. While popular myths about personal rivalries exist, historical research ...

BC’s students generally have strong literacy and numeracy skills. But there’s work to be done, most experts say. Collage by The Tyee. Photo via Shutterstock. Worksheets via K5 Learning. [Editor’s note ...

Much has been written about the various attempts to create more Republican House districts through extreme gerrymandering. This column recently discussed a pending Supreme Court case that could strike ...

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed. U.S. employers and colleges are contending with ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. American students are experiencing a math crisis marked by a decline in scores that began over a decade ago and ...

A sweeping investigation has revealed widespread fraud in mathematics publishing, where commercial metrics and rankings have incentivized the mass production of meaningless or flawed papers. The study ...

An international team of authors led by Ilka Agricola, professor of mathematics at the University of Marburg, Germany, has investigated fraudulent practices in the publication of research results in ...