According to the first-ever survey fielded by RAND's new American Youth Panel (AYP), 49% of students in middle and high school grades reported losing interest in math about half or more of the time, ...

Many school districts and policymakers are stepping up efforts to teach students the skills they need to be prepared for the jobs of the future. One big area of focus is STEM. Jobs in science, ...

When you think back on elementary school math, do you have fond memories of the countless worksheets you completed on adding fractions or solving division problems? Probably not. Researchers and ...

Every mathematician has a story that goes something like this. You’re at a party, and someone asks what you do for a living. “I’m a mathematician,” you say. “You must be a genius!” they reply. Or ...

Engaging learning through PBL makes math concepts fun and relevant--and ensures students see real-world connections to ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Instructor II Kim Walters is using her Math in Your World class to teach students that math is more than problems in a textbook––it’s a practical tool with everyday ...

Warning: This math paper will send you down many winding roads... Did you ever read Choose Your Own Adventure books? The ones that took you through forbidden forests or faraway planets? As a kid, Dr.

Math exam questions should not try too hard to appear "realistic" by adding everyday-life stories, because students would simply strip away the context and convert them into familiar formulas to solve ...

Across the country this fall, millions of college students are walking into math classrooms worried about their future — perhaps with good reason. For decades, mathematics — particularly college ...

The latest national test scores show that Maryland’s K-12 students are performing below average in math. Maryland’s fourth and eighth-grade math scores on the National Assessment of Educational ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Local educators and real-world math and science skills were celebrated Tuesday by the Northeast Wisconsin (NEW) Manufacturing Alliance. The organization hosted its 9th annual "Get ...