An Iowa professor is expanding what it means to understand mathematics — not just for students, but for those who teach it.Dr. Abby Rocha, an assistant professor of mathematics at Central College in ...

Tim Wagner is the recipient of Michigan Technological University's 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award in the Assistant Professor/Assistant Teaching Professor category. Tim Wagner is an assistant ...

A 1956 New York Times article details a report from the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, revealing that in elementary and secondary school, mathematics earned the title of “the most hated ...

If terms like “multiplication tables,” “long division” or “coefficient” tend to jack up your blood pressure, you’re not alone. Millions of people have an aversion to math. Mallika Scott, Cal State ...

Editor’s Note: The author of this article is an advisee of Professor Kim Ruane. Professor Kim Ruane has been working at Tufts for the past 24 years and is the chair of the Department of Mathematics.

Jim Talamo is just as happy talking about bowling, gourmet cooking and his collection of math T-shirts as he is discussing the classes he teaches at Ohio State. But when Talamo, a senior lecturer at ...

Last December, several members of a national organization for math education leaders came together to issue a warning. A growing movement in the field, they claimed, was calling on schools to adopt an ...

This post was updated Oct. 28 at 10:43 p.m. The UCLA Department of Mathematics eliminated paid graders and limited working hours for teaching assistants after UCLA cut its budget for the 2025-26 ...

About a decade ago, leaders at the Kentucky Department of Education set out to develop guidelines for what quality math instruction should looked like in the state, convening educators from the ...

Stakeholders in Mathematics have called for higher incentives and remuneration for Mathematics teachers to encourage interest and pass rate among students.Speaking at a one-day international ...

Professional development for professors has been shown to improve student outcomes in the classroom, but it often requires a substantial investment of time and resources. Sometimes faculty members ...