These Durham kids are learning otherwise. DURHAM, N.C. -- On a chilly Friday afternoon in December, some twenty sixth-graders at Durham’s Central Park School for Children huddled together in groups of ...

>> Narrator: On this episode of "Classroom Close-up, New Jersey," different ways to think about math. This week will focus on innovative teaching methods for a subject that may not come easy to ...

A new study finds that high school students identify more with math if they see their math teacher treating everyone in the class equitably, especially in racially diverse schools. While the ...

It’s a common refrain from elementary school to adulthood: “I’m bad at math.” It’s a hard subject for a lot of people, and it has a reputation for being—let’s face it—boring. Math isn’t taught in a ...

4,329 students. 487 institutions. 12 problems. 6 hours. A median score of 0 to 2 points out of 120. Those are the numbers behind the most prestigious undergraduate mathematics exam in North ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Despite growing awareness of the lack of gender equality in STEM, a ...

Look for math everywhere: Small children may enjoy counting blocks while older kids can practice doubling or halving recipe ingredients. Search for geometric shapes while driving around your ...

In recent years, research on the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields has proliferated. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.) STEM jobs tend to be higher-paying ...