Your child can build an understanding of addition, subtraction, and the other math concepts they are learning in first grade by playing with everyday objects. Use items that your child enjoys playing ...

A sharp rise in students without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators and policymakers.

You might find the following question on a first-grade math test: "Fill in the box: 7+2=[blank]+6." But what you wouldn't expect is for 25 percent of incoming freshman at a highly ranked university to ...

We know a lot about how babies learn to talk, and youngsters learn to read. Now scientists are unraveling the earliest building blocks of math — and what children know about numbers as they begin ...

Children who failed to acquire a basic math skill in first grade scored far behind their peers by seventh grade on a test of the mathematical abilities needed to function in adult life, according to ...

California’s public universities were once excellent at milling out mostly competent graduates (along with the requisite duds ...

If you’ve ever fantasized about how much easier life would be if you could go back to elementary school, this math problem may give you second thoughts. The question first appeared on a web forum, ...

A UC San Diego report reveals a significant spike in freshmen requiring remedial math classes, with the need increasing from ...

Algebra has long been a fundamental part of any high school math curriculum. In many places it's become a fundamental part of the middle school math curriculum, too. In recent years, more students ...