Four in 10 U.S. adults wish they learned more math skills in middle or high school, according to a new Gallup poll. An overwhelming majority, 95%, said the subject is very or somewhat important for ...

Student Lila Conley works on a calculus problem during the Bridge to Calculus summer program at Northeastern University. Credit: Reba Saldanha/AP The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign ...

How can teachers help all students become successful in mathematics? It is a deceptively complicated question—one that invites different ideas in the field about how best to prepare students for ...

As the nation’s school children struggle to make gains in mathematics — and continue to fall short of pre-pandemic achievement levels — a new Gallup poll reveals a related challenge: schools’ ...

Higher earnings, better job security and a greater level of understanding of the world around you. Those are some of the most obvious benefits of studying math. So where do our students stand and what ...

Parents responding to a national survey rank math as the most important subject students take in school, but they also rated it as the course most in need of updating and improvement. That’s the key ...

Our relationship with math learning is severely damaged in this country. In 2022, only 26 percent of all eighth grade students scored proficient or above in mathematics. Even more concerning is that ...

A privately funded nonprofit is running TV and radio ads for Gov. Dan McKee's "Math Matters" campaign. The ads feature various professionals explaining the importance of math in their jobs but do not ...

The Rhode Island Department of Education is holding the "Math Extravaganza: Math Matters Rhode Island – Count Us In!" event this weekend. The event will be held this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12p.m.at ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education hosted the “Math Matters Ri Extravaganza” on Saturday. The event, hosted by ...