The article was updated on Oct. 2 with additional graphics. Scores on the state’s standardized tests rose slightly overall in 2018, increasing in all grades but 11th, the only high school grade to ...

Over the course of your life, how many times have you heard someone declare they’re “not a math person”? Probably too many to count (no pun intended). Whenever I hear someone say this, I immediately ...

Students’ median grades on MATH 51: “Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, and Modern Applications” exams rose at least 15 percent between spring and fall 2018 after a new textbook and syllabus were ...

The newest batch of ACT scores shows troubling long-term declines in performance, with students’ math achievement reaching a 20-year low, according to results released Wednesday. The average math ...

Contrary to widely-held opinion, taking high school calculus isn't necessary for success later in college calculus -- what's more important is mastering the prerequisites, algebra, geometry, and ...

Earlier this month, Barbara Oakley, engineering professor at Oakland University and author of “Learning How to Learn" published an opinion piece called "Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She'll Thank ...

Western Michigan University’s Department of Mathematics held its third Mathematics Prize Competition Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 with undergraduate students from all of the University’s majors and ...

Editor’s note, July 8, 2020; Updated March 18, 2021: The author of this piece, which was originally published on the Conversation, contacted Education Week to acknowledge to us that she failed to ...