From algorithms to probability and game theory, the essential math shaping students’ futures is mostly missing in K-12 ...

About seven years ago, some friends who had high school-age children urged me to attend a meeting to discuss our district’s math curriculum, called College Preparatory Math (CPM). Until then I hadn’t ...

Reston, VA-The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and KenKen ® have formed a new educational partnership designed to help teachers engage students in mathematical thinking through the ...

When middle school math teachers completed an online professional development program that uses artificial intelligence to improve their math knowledge and teaching skills, their students' math ...

Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

Teachers’ anxiety about teaching math may affect their students’ success in the subject. A new study, published last month in the journal Educational Researcher, found a correlation between higher ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. This blog was updated on June 24, 2026 to clarify a statistic ...

Students are better able to engage with and solve complex problems when they view themselves as capable mathematicians.

During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 ...

Far too many students enter math class expecting to fail. For them, math isn’t just a subject–it’s a source of anxiety that chips away at their confidence and makes them question their abilities. A ...

Alabama is redesigning math training for future elementary teachers, betting stronger instruction will help children ...

I found that college students who are taking courses to become teachers can change their beliefs of how science and mathematics should be taught to and learned by K-12 students. To challenge my ...