American students are struggling with math, but what’s really to blame? Some blame the pandemic. Others point to overreliance ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

Math struggles in kids may stem from brains that have a harder time learning from mistakes—not just understanding numbers.

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There’s a line from the original Star Trek where Khan says, “Improve a mechanical device and you may double productivity, but improve man and you gain a thousandfold.” Joan Horvath and Rich Cameron ...

A national nonprofit that aims to improve math outcomes for students in pre-K-5 found there are four key elements to ...

Mathematics can be a subject that’s a bit unrelatable for some. Perhaps you recall sitting in a math class at some point, wondering, “When am I ever going to use quadratic equations?” But a new book ...

There comes a moment in most of our lives when we realize that some secrets of the universe will remain hidden from us–not because mankind hasn’t discovered them, but because those secrets are encoded ...

A key instructional shift called for by the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics is the dual emphasis on conceptual understanding and procedural fluency. NCTM draws a connection between these ...

(Kitco News) - The way Mark Sebastian sees it, pilots have to understand the concept of what makes an airplane lift off before they are allowed to fly. Likewise, traders should understand the ...