Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

When Frances E. Anderson saw the latest math scores for America’s fourth-and eighth-graders, she was hardly surprised that they had dropped. Until recently — including the period of remote instruction ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dani Di Placido covers film, television, and internet culture. You might have seen the term “Boy Math” thrown around the internet ...

Many college students struggle with math anxiety, which can slow their progression toward a degree or impact their choice of program of study. Some colleges and universities have sought to decrease ...

In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by third grade — gets a lot of attention, and rightfully so. Early reading skills have been shown to have a profound ...

Math anxiety, which can begin as early as kindergarten, negatively affects students’ math performance both in the moment and throughout their math education. Most research focuses on the affective or ...

Has math ever failed to frighten anyone? We doubt. Ever since math started getting published in books, students have started praying to the Almighty more. Yes, if there is any subject that frightens ...

In an AP poll, over 1/3 of adults polled about school year math experiences indicated that they “hated” math in school. In fact, math was twice as despised as any other subject. Even if math was not ...

Poor performance in previous math classes and low confidence are some of students’ biggest stumbling blocks when it comes to math success, according to a new survey about math education. The survey of ...

Math is generally a required subject for students in the United States until college. You might elect not to take further math classes because of a lack of aptitude—I’m not a math person. But this is ...