The states making headlines are places that have faced uphill battles against poverty, yet their students are no longer at the back of the pack.

America’s crisis of reading instruction is by now well-known. But have you checked on your kid’s math skills lately?

Alabama’s 2022 law reshaped math instruction at the elementary level by providing money for all schools to hire math coaches ...

A majority of Vermont’s students are “well below” math and English language arts proficiency goals, while the state’s public education system “is not yet consistently delivering strong and sustained ...

AI could soon spew out hundreds of mathematical proofs that look "right" but contain hidden flaws, or proofs so complex we ...

Math scores across the board have risen in the years after the pandemic, but a stubborn gap remains between poor schools and the state average.

One ball on a Plinko board is unpredictable. Drop a thousand and they form a near-perfect bell curve—one of math’s most powerful ideas for 150+ years.

Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.

More than 900 students at UC San Diego needed catch-up math classes in the fall of 2025 compared to 32 five years earlier.

Studies in 2025 pointed to declining achievement in foundational reading and math skills among American students. But four states in the South are demonstrating that high standards and elevated ...