This is the first in a two-part series. The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for math is one of the most contentious in ...

What’s the difference between New Math and Common Core math? Response from Nell W. McAnelly, associate director of LSU’s Cain Center for Scientific, Technological, Engineering and Mathematical ...

This is the second in a two-part series. Part one can be found here. The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for math is one of ...

Students wear Minnie Mouse ears, tie-dye T-shirts and costumes. They put together puzzles in teams with names such as Math Pi-rates and Mischievous Mathematicians. There are theme days. One morning, ...

Ask math camp teacher Jacqueline Scott’s sixth grade students if they think math is just for boys, and they’ll shout “no way.” Even Barbie has decided that girls are good at math. Her decision last ...

If you’re looking to rub elbows with the who’s who of mathematics before they hit the big time, look no further than the International Math Olympiad (IMO). In essence, IMO is a benchmark for students ...

Back in 2019, Po-Shen Loh—an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University and national coach of the U.S. International Mathematics Olympiad—taught the world a new way of solving quadratic ...