Federal data shows post-pandemic student math scores are still down. Maine education officials are responding with a new effort to show students that math has real-world relevance.

Geometry may be one of the oldest branches of mathematics, but it’s much more than a theoretical subject. It’s part of our everyday lives, says Professor Jennifer Taback, and key to understanding many ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Instructor II Kim Walters is using her Math in Your World class to teach students that math is more than problems in a textbook––it’s a practical tool with everyday ...

It’s not as hard as you think to find math in unexpected places—real-world math surrounds and influences us each day “One of the challenges of teaching math, particularly in the United States, is that ...

On a mild autumn day in 2016, the Hungarian mathematician Gábor Domokos arrived on the geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack’s doorstep in Philadelphia. Domokos carried with him his suitcases, a bad cold, ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

Every mathematician has a story that goes something like this. You’re at a party, and someone asks what you do for a living. “I’m a mathematician,” you say. “You must be a genius!” they reply. Or ...

Warning: This math paper will send you down many winding roads... Did you ever read Choose Your Own Adventure books? The ones that took you through forbidden forests or faraway planets? As a kid, Dr.

ADVISED. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT. WELL, HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. SOME STUDENTS IN PLACER COUNTY ARE GETTING AN EYE OPENING ANSWER TO A QUESTION. SOME OF US MAY HAVE EVEN ASKED WHEN WE WERE KIDS. THAT ...

Jason Lotay explains how mathematicians studying special geometries are collaborating with physicists to explore M-theory, an 11-dimensional description of the world that unifies the various string ...

Many school districts and policymakers are stepping up efforts to teach students the skills they need to be prepared for the jobs of the future. One big area of focus is STEM. Jobs in science, ...

We asked the age-old question: Do you use math outside of school? What if you're an art person? Smithsonian traveling exhibits registrars chat about how they geek out ...