Do you remember the days when 5+5=10? For parents who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, it was that simple. But now, as many of us help our kids with their homework using the new Common Core math ...

Since the pandemic, students have struggled markedly in math, particularly algebra. According to NAEP Mathematics Assessment data, eighth-graders’ algebra scores were eight points lower in 2022 than ...

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that ...

In math, Algebra 1 is a make-or-break course. The class is the gateway to high school math, and struggling to complete it can close off those higher-level pathways—and even jeopardize students’ ...

Learning math takes effort and can even feel uncomfortable, but moments of struggle and mistakes are part of the process. Research shows that productive struggle in math leads to better learning. But ...

One of the most useless questions you can ask a kid is, What do you want to be when you grow up? The more useful question is: What are you good at? But schools aren’t giving kids enough of a chance to ...

Clarissa Garcia works on a problem during a geometry class at Compton Early College High School last fall. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) California education officials on Wednesday approved a ...

The California State Board of Education took a major step forward by voting to approve a list of high-quality math instructional materials for K-12 classrooms. California recently took a major step to ...