What's the best language for learning math? Hint: You're not reading it. As the WSJ's Sue Shellenbarger reports: Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Turkish use simpler number words and express math ...

Wrestling with Word’s equation editor can be frustrating, but it doesn’t have to be. A few simple tricks can make typing and formatting math equations a breeze—no more clunky menus or ...

Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off ...

Making math fun on your next family trip. We promise, it can totally happen. Here’s why having fun with numbers on vacation can be beneficial for kids.

This post is by Sarah Strong, Ninth Grade Math Teacher, High Tech High, and Carlee Hollenbeck, 12th Grade Math Teacher, High Tech High North County A lively group of 11th grade students is sitting ...

Work on mathematics draws from different areas of the brain and students need to be strong with visuals, numbers, symbols and words—but schools are not encouraging this broad development in ...

Some Chinese students consistently out-perform Americans on standardized math tests. What gives them the edge? Maybe it's their rapid-fire number-words and simple counting system.

Ontario's provincial government is shaking up the math curriculum after fewer than half of Grade 6 students met the standard last year. We're asking teachers whether "going back to basics" adds up.