Rishi Sunak has promised a radical shake-up to the way maths is taught in English schools with the introduction of mandatory lessons until the age of 18. One in three English adults stumped by ...

Math literacy is increasingly recognized as a fundamental civil right for securing a living wage and participating fully in modern society. This belief was strongly advocated by civil rights activist ...

The Aspen School District will host a screening of the documentary “Counted Out” next week to encourage students to engage with math outside of the classroom. The documentary explores civil rights, ...

To recall the valuable contributions of the brilliant mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, National Mathematics Day is observed every year on on his birthday anniversary on December 22. It is observed ...

How can teachers help all students become successful in mathematics? It is a deceptively complicated question—one that invites different ideas in the field about how best to prepare students for ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Manil Suri (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: The importance of math literacy cannot be overstated (“Math crisis began a decade ago and has only ...

The school year has started again. The high school in my neighborhood is bustling with activity again. The marching band practices on the parking lot early in the morning. Cars with teenage drivers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Despite growing awareness of the lack of gender equality in STEM, a ...

Students may think they’re just choosing a maths subject, but they are also shaping the university courses and careers most ...