Math often feels disconnected from the real lives of students. They learn the steps, solve equations and check their work, ...

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A hands-on, integrated approach has the potential to transform math from a gatekeeper into a gateway for STEM opportunities for all students.

Students in Kristen Gonsoir’s classroom at Groton Area High School in Groton, S.D., spend a lot of time solving equations together. Early this school year, they passed almost an entire period working ...

The cognitive flexibility that comes from being multilingual can give students a boost in math—if teachers know how to build on English learners’ strengths. Seventy-seven percent of 8th-grade ...

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Richard Rusczyk, founder of Art of Problem Solving, has a vision for bringing “joyous, beautiful math” — and problem-solving — to classrooms everywhere. When Richard Rusczyk became interested in math ...

Unlike many people in the country, Lindsey Henderson was thrilled by what she saw in the latest international test scores. A secondary mathematics specialist for the Utah State Board of Education, ...