Most U.S. adults think that math skills in general are important for the workforce—61% say these skills are very important, while 35% say they are somewhat important. But not everything that students ...

It turns out there actually is a reason we learn math at school. At some point during your time at school, ... so we should ...

Adults’ role in children’s math learning. For parents, math has a bit of a PR problem. While everyone from actor LeVar Burton to major organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics has ...

American adults surveyed in a new Gallup poll are sorry they didn’t learn more math when they were in school. A majority of the 5,000 people who took the survey said that math skills are important in ...

Duolingo is launching its math app, for adults and children, to the public today. It is available on iOS and is free for users. ... “I love math, but if you learn math, ...

Tackling math puzzles can help boost cognitive function, which is vital throughout childhood and in our adult lives, too - so even now, we should still be challenging ourselves.

Only a small percentage of people, she said, are inherently bad at math. “When children or adults struggle with learning to read, the response is, ‘You can do this, and we will teach you how.’ But ...

Maxis is one of many people I’ve spoken to in recent years while reporting on the role that learning math can play in the lives of those who are incarcerated. Math literacy often contributes to ...

Math might be a constant in school, but how it’s taught has changed dramatically in recent years. One primary motivation for those changes—including the 2010 passage of the Common Core math ...