Monisha Ravisetti was a science writer at CNET. She covered climate change, space rockets, mathematical puzzles, dinosaur bones, black holes, supernovas, and sometimes, the drama of philosophical ...

The number of Gen Z college freshmen who are entering universities without high school math skills is skyrocketing — as SAT ...

Does math give you trouble? Here's some encouragement: Despite their miniature brains, a new study says honeybees can learn basic arithmetic. If they can do it, so can you! According to a study ...

A top-rated public university says many of its students can’t round numbers or add fractions.

Dyscalculia is a severe and persistent learning disability in math that affects about 5 to 8 percent of school-age children. Due to its impact on students’ ability to learn and retain basic math facts ...

Rockmore explains a case made by Freakonomics economist and provocateur Steven Levitt, who says he believes math pedagogy in general needs a big update, including an increased emphasis on statistics ...

Earlier this week, I wrote about the history of progressive math education, the culture wars it has inspired over the past hundred years, and the controversy over the California Math Framework. Today, ...