Words matter. And when it comes to learning math, they matter more than you might think.

After years of declining test scores the Maine department of Education last month announced what it called a "Back to Basics" ...

“We call it quantitative literacy, just knowing which fraction is larger or smaller, that the slope is positive when it is ...

You might find the following question on a first-grade math test: "Fill in the box: 7+2=[blank]+6." But what you wouldn't expect is for 25 percent of incoming freshman at a highly ranked university to ...

I am proud of the commendable performance Kentucky students demonstrated during their assessments,” Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher said.

This long-standing tradition brings students, staff, and community members together to bake, package, and ship homemade ...

Schools are less likely to offer Latino and Black students early algebra, limiting odds they will get advanced courses and ...

A new report from UCSD demonstrates the alarming lack of preparation among incoming freshmen for college-level math courses.

A similar proportion of eighth-graders failed to come up with the following sum: 12 + (-4) + 12 + 4 = _______. By the 12th ...

A similar proportion of eighth-graders failed to come up with the following sum: 12 + (-4) + 12 + 4 = _______. By the 12th ...

Fort Worth leaders have expressed concern about the state of the city’s school system. But a new report shows four bright spots.