Ten of Lisa Platkus’ 24 students had their eyes on the geometric shapes she drew on a Promethean digital white board as she explained the volume of prisms. The rest worked out math problems on their ...

A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

Math skills may be the missing piece in your child’s life. Here's the parenting key to boost kids' brain, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities Hidden power of Math: Here are parenting tips ...

Yesterday, I wrote about P-TECH, the acclaimed network of six-year high schools developed by IBM that teaches coveted STEM skills to predominantly low income students of color. One thing I didn’t get ...

The Seattle school district is planning to infuse all K-12 math classes with ethnic-studies questions that encourage students to explore how math has been “appropriated” by Western culture and used in ...

A documentary about the need for everyone to know math — "Counted Out — Math is Power" — will be shown at 6:40 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, at Muncie Central High School. The presentation is free and ...

With a fast hand and a cool head, Victoria Holmes exudes a quiet confidence when she plays “24,” a lightning quick game that develops critical math skills. Even facing off against thousands of other ...

New research from social psychologists suggests that feeling powerful might protect against the debilitating effects of negative stereotypes. New research from social psychologists at Indiana ...

Did you know there are more ways to shuffle a deck of cards than there are atoms in the universe? Seems crazy, but it's true. Today The Why Files covers amazing math facts (and tricks) that will ...