Math anxiety grows from stress, culture, and experience, not ability. By changing how we teach, test, and talk about math, we ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Math is the sum of its parts, and it adds on itself. What does that mean? It means that ...

Math teachers have to accommodate high school students' different approaches to problem-solving. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Among high school students and adults, ...

Math has always been a tricky subject for many of us, abstract, rigid, and often intimidating. But thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), that’s not the case anymore. AI-powered tools are ...

Imagine you’re a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying the word ...

How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...

Time to test your brain! Are you a puzzle person? Most of these hard math problems aren’t straightforward arithmetic. They challenge you to look at problems a different way, testing your logic and ...

A troubling math problem that led to a "heated conversation" among one fifth-grader's family has sparked similar debate on social media. Math differs from other subjects in that the answers students ...

A mathematician at UNSW Sydney has introduced a groundbreaking new approach to one of algebra’s oldest unsolved problems. A mathematician has developed an algebraic solution to an equation that was ...

This article is part of a series exploring the state of math education in Ohio. Brianna Swain does not remember learning much of anything in school while growing up in Columbus' Hilltop neighborhood.