STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Instructor II Kim Walters is using her Math in Your World class to teach students that math is more than problems in a textbook––it’s a practical tool with everyday ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...

Most children graduate high school knowing how to solve quadratic equations but having no idea how credit cards work, what compound interest means, or how to create a budget. This financial illiteracy ...

Contextualizing math is the path forward for math instruction across the country--making it relevant help students grasp ...

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, ...

Across the country this fall, millions of college students are walking into math classrooms worried about their future — perhaps with good reason. For decades, mathematics — particularly college ...