Diego Fonseca is a computer science major who hoped to get into calculus in college but, like many college students today, he is still struggling with basic math. He has major hurdles with algebra, a ...

Dyscalculia is a severe and persistent learning disability in math that affects about 5 to 8 percent of school-age children. Due to its impact on students’ ability to learn and retain basic math facts ...

Just a few months after California overhauled the way it teaches children to read, a new bill takes on math education.

An EdWeek Research Center survey finds that educators see older students' lack of progress in the subject as an acute problem ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

NEW YORK - JANUARY 11: A young student's computer work station during her after-school learning program. (Photo by Farah Nosh/Getty Images) In a striking piece in Education Next, Laurence Holt dives ...

Look for math everywhere: Small children may enjoy counting blocks while older kids can practice doubling or halving recipe ingredients. Search for geometric shapes while driving around your ...

Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college. His first three tries put him in pre-calculus, a blow for a ...