(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...

Do you stare at a math word problem and feel completely stuck? You're not alone. These problems mix reading comprehension with complex math concepts, making them a common hurdle for students. The good ...

The Maryland State Board of Education has voted to change the way math is taught in the state. Under the plan approved by the board, math curricula in the state’s 24 public school systems would be ...

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OpenAI’s unreleased model solved five of 10 unpublished research-level math problems and proposed a breakthrough physics formula, signaling a new era for AI in science.

From left, Victoria Aguirre, first-grade teacher, Margie Ryckman, fourth-grade teacher, and Jill Carlson, fifth-grade teacher within GUSD say they walk into their classrooms each day with urgency, ...

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...

A new proof about prime numbers illuminates the subtle relationship between addition and multiplication — and raises hopes for progress on the famous abc conjecture. One morning last November, the ...