Students would be better off if algebra teachers began their lessons with word problems, according to a recent study covered by my colleague Sarah Sparks, rather than waiting to present them until ...

Do you stare at a math word problem and feel completely stuck? You're not alone. These problems mix reading comprehension ...

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Today marks the much-anticipated nationwide release of “The Martian,” a science-fiction film directed by Ridley Scott about a NASA astronaut who has to survive on Mars after being accidentally left ...

In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on “key words,” the traditional, simplistic approach that often leads younger students astray CENTRAL FALLS, R.I ...

After years of assigning the kind of homework she had done as a student and observing students’ disengagement with it, a teacher overhauled how she assigns math practice.

Test your SAT math knowledge with this quiz. This challenge is inspired by the SAT-style math, designed to test your problem-solving and quantitative reasoning skills. From ratios to algebra, geometry ...