Based on a 2026 survey, this report highlights challenges that students have in math as they move from early grades to ...

Kelly Duong and Melanie Khiem both excelled in their math classes at Lowell High School and UMass Lowell. But they can’t say the same for many of their friends and classmates, especially after the ...

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 ...

New research tackles harms of learning near data centers and airports, how education can lead to climate action, and more.

April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses across California recover hundreds of pounds of unserved food from dining halls to serve to their hungry classmates. For too long, California’s English ...

Numbers, blocks, puzzles, rulers. Math is all around us every day. However, recent research by Suzanne Varnell, a graduate student in the Purdue University Department of Human Development and Family ...

The Racial Justice in Early Math project aims to educate teachers and provide resources to help educators combat racial bias in math instruction. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The ...

Jo Boaler, a Stanford University professor and one of the country’s most influential experts on math education, has misrepresented scholars’ findings in her work to the point of showing a “reckless ...

California stands at a pivotal moment in math education. The State Board of Education has adopted a new mathematics framework for kindergarten through grade twelve that emphasizes equity, engagement, ...

Update: On Friday, May 9, the National Science Foundation announced that it was eliminating its Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM to align with its mission priorities to “foster scientific ...

Three mathematics leaders were recognized for their contributions in research, education, and outreach. Graduate student Zoe Brown won Western Kentucky University’s top graduate award for work on ...