Education Week

Study: Struggling Math Students Need Direct Instruction, Not ‘Fun’ Activities

This post originally appeared on the Inside School Research blog. First grade teachers facing a class full of students struggling with math were more likely to turn to music, movement, and ...
Time

Math Class Doesn’t Work. Here’s the Solution

I love math, but I know that I’m unusual. Math anxiety is a rampant problem across the country. Researchers now know that when people with math anxiety encounter numbers, a fear center in the brain ...
Pew Research Center

6. Many Americans say they liked math and science in school, thought about a STEM career

One of the first ways Americans encounter science, technology, engineering and math is through their early education. And many look back fondly at their science and math classes during this time in ...
The Herald-Sun

See how new NC math standards could change the classes high school students take

DPI released draft K-12 math standards proposed to replace required Math 3. Students would keep Math 1 and Math 2, then choose two career-aligned courses. Draft adds Applied Statistics and Data ...
Education Week

Students See Value in Math Class. But Many Also Find It Boring

Almost three-quarters of high school students think that they can be good at math if they work hard, but fewer say they follow through with that effort when the work gets challenging, according to a ...