Across the country, one of the strategies schools are trying to help struggling students in algebra is essentially doubling the amount of time spent on that course. It’s a popular tactic in other ...

Wei Ho, the first director of the Women and Mathematics program at the Institute for Advanced Study, combines algebra and geometry in her work on an ancient class of curves. Like many people who would ...

Four years ago, school district leaders did something counterintuitive in this tech-laden metropolis, where STEM isn’t just a buzzword but practically a way of life. They got rid of accelerated middle ...

Many students in middle school are testing into higher levels of math than their peers. Is it smart to advance your student, or keep her at her grade level until she really masters the material? We ...

Both the dreams of young people and the reality of jobs have changed dramatically over the last 30 years, moving math success from optional to a necessity. But the way we educate children hasn’t ...