A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

Most people in the math education space agree that students need to be fluent with basic math facts. By the time kids are in ...

Math anxiety grows from stress, culture, and experience, not ability. By changing how we teach, test, and talk about math, we can reduce fear.

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The passage of time is inextricably tied to how humans perceive our own experiences. We confuse our perspective on reality with reality itself. “Time flies,” “time waits for no one,” “as time goes on” ...

Since 2013, Mississippi has skyrocketed on national tests, while blue states lag. What is it doing right? By Sarah Mervosh Photographs by Rory Doyle Reporting from Hazlehurst, Miss. and Jackson, Miss.

At some point, even optimists have to level with themselves. My often-writing partner, Stan Smith, and I have both spent ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

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Deciphering the meaning behind the iconic name of the NFL’s biggest game.