There’s a scene in the 1988 movie "Stand and Deliver," where high school math teacher Jaime Escalante (played by Edward James Olmos) argues with the head of the school’s math program about the ...

It's no secret that math is a subject many find challenging, possibly even intimidating. Too often, we hear both adults and students openly proclaim themselves as "bad at math," stating they "just can ...

Having a positive mindset in math may do more than just help students feel more confident about their skills and more willing to keep trying when they fail; it may prime their brains to think better.

Catherine Good has experienced stereotype threat herself, although she didn’t know it at the time. She started her academic career in pure math, expecting to get a Ph.D. But somewhere along the way ...

A new analysis shows that students using ST Math at Phillips 66-funded schools are achieving more than twice the annual ...

Our relationship with math learning is severely damaged in this country. In 2022, only 26 percent of all eighth grade students scored proficient or above in mathematics. Even more concerning is that ...

WASHINGTON – Whether school has started or it is still a few weeks away, there are easy ways to get kids into a math mindset and ready for class. When back to school shopping, ask kids what 50 percent ...

The idea that math is a natural-born talent—that some people just “get it,” and others won’t no matter the time and effort put in—is a mentality that researchers and schools have been challenging for ...

Catherine Good has experienced stereotype threat herself, although she didn’t know it at the time. She started her academic career in pure math, expecting to get a Ph.D. But somewhere along the way ...