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

Many students complain and question math learning in school because they feel it isn’t necessary for their future lives. However, many students don’t realize that math is used and applied everywhere.

Is a dump truck a vehicle? What about a skateboard? An elevator? A hamster wheel? These are some of the questions math educator Christopher Danielson has asked — or been asked — while playing a ...

The Italian mathematician and astronomer Galileo Galilei is often credited with discerning the vital role played by mathematics in our attempt to understand the universe. In a 1623 essay titled “Il ...

For about as long as anyone can remember, most undergraduate natural science majors have been required to take at least two semesters of calculus. Lots of students -- especially those in the life ...

Students at Huffman Middle School got a chance Tuesday to see how math goes beyond the classroom, with help from their families and members of the Birmingham community.

The Fort Jackson Commissary was abuzz with students and their families using grocery shopping as a real world way to increase their mathematical skills. “I am a huge proponent of connecting learning ...