The real math crisis isn’t the test scores. It’s the test

We teach obsolete rote math that adults don’t use, while missing entirely the math that defines our lives.   Let’s start with ...

Bridging the gap: Connecting math and AI for discovery

Some, however, find that bridging fields opens new realms of possibility. Henry Kvinge, who trained as a mathematician but ...
Los Angeles Times

We learn to love math when we realize it’s not meant to be useful

August brings the usual dread of summer’s end and the imminent return to school, now magnified by the uncertainty of a COVID future and painful memories of the COVID past. As if the increased levels ...
Forbes

It’s Time To Change The Math Calculus: How The U.S. Can Finally Get Math Education Right

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. This blog was updated on June 24, 2026 to clarify a statistic ...
Edutopia

3 Ways to Give Math Teachers Effective Feedback

School leaders can use these ideas to provide math teachers with discipline-specific insights for improving their ...
Michigan Technological University

Why Study Math?

Students studying math can focus on statistics. Statistics is one of the fastest-growing fields in the country and is ranked No. 9 for Best Technology Jobs, No. 50 in Best STEM Jobs, and No. 92 in 100 ...

Why I authored a bill that assesses California students’ math knowledge | Opinion

Only 37% of K-12 students perform at grade level in math, and our state ranks 43rd in the nation in fourth-grade math ...