With the prevalence of the acronym STEM in education parlance today, interest has grown in not just promoting the subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as separate entities, ...

Schools are under constant pressure to make budget cuts, and music programs are often first on the chopping block. Now, an extensive study from the University of British Columbia in Canada shows that ...

Compared to math teachers in the high-achieving nations of Hong Kong and Japan, teachers in the United States offer less of certain supports that could help students learn more. This could contribute ...

University of Warwick provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. University of Lancashire provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. There is a widespread perception that ...

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For tapping out a beat may help children learn difficult fraction concepts, according to new findings due to be published in the journal Educational Studies in Mathematics. An innovative curriculum ...

Teenagers do better at maths when they have classes earlier in the day, according to a study, while history buffs have better results in the afternoon. Schools could see their maths scores rise if ...

All pupils should have compulsory maths lessons up until the age of 18 - even if they have a top GCSE grade in the subject, says a report out today. The report, from the education charity the Sutton ...