The five Platonic solids are the epitome of perfection—at least in mathematics. Topology explains why there are only five of ...

Math education is plagued with superficially appealing phrases and ideas that aren’t aligned with how students learn. Many students find math difficult or think they are incapable of doing it. Ideas ...

Mia Buljan remembers the specific moment eight years ago when she realized she had to give kids more space to grapple with a problem on their own. She was filming a student working on a math problem ...

Five states — Georgia, California, Tennessee, Utah and Oregon — have better aligned high school and college math courses in recent years, with measurable results, according to an equity-focused ...

A little stress can motivate, but teachers increasingly report their students’ fears over math interfere with their learning. In a nationally representative survey conducted this spring, nearly all ...