The National Assessment of Educational Progress measures student performance in math and reading. See how the 50 states shape up.

We teach obsolete rote math that adults don’t use, while missing entirely the math that defines our lives.   Let’s start with ...

Sampled students in the eighth grade across the country are tested for math and reading proficiency on the National ...

Schools across the country are cutting recess time to focus more on reading and math test performance. Parents and pediatricians are fighting back, arguing that kids need time outside to burn off ...

Claims are often made by gender activists like UW-Madison psychology professor Janet Hyde that “There just aren’t gender differences anymore in math performance. So parents and teachers need to revise ...

Stanford math education professor Jo Boaler spends a lot of time worrying about how math education in the United States traumatizes kids. Recently, a colleague’s 7-year-old came home from school and ...

Every year, thousands of college students from across the U.S. and Canada give up a full Saturday before finals begin to take a notoriously difficult, 6-hour math test — and not for a grade, but for ...

Many college students struggle with math anxiety or test taking, which can make entry-level math courses even more challenging. Administrators at Moorpark College in California were interested in ...