Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero, ...

It’s a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Some educators think it’s because math instruction is stuck in a rut. Procedural, boring and, in some cases, ...

Confidence in your ability to learn is the key to success in math class! Some students who experience difficulty or struggle learning in math class give up because they think that they are not capable ...

Consider the following scenario that frequently occurs in math classes throughout higher education. On the first day of class, a math professor announces to students, “If you don’t know this, this and ...

A little stress can motivate, but teachers increasingly report their students’ fears over math interfere with their learning. In a nationally representative survey conducted this spring, nearly all ...

Editor's note: This story, written by David Bornstein at The New York Times in New York City, New York, is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization ...