Female elementary school teachers’ comfort with mathematics has an outsize effect on the girls they teach, according to new research. Girls taught by a female teacher got a learning boost if that ...

Last fall, the Stanford Mathematics Department introduced a new course titled MATH 18: “Foundations for Calculus.” The addition was a major step in the department’s ongoing efforts to make its ...

What Is Math for America? Math for America was established to substantially improve the quality of mathematics education in our country's public schools. The organization works with teachers, school ...

Math teachers in the United States need better training if the nation's K-12 students are going to compete globally, according to new research. Math teachers in the United States need better training ...

A single job opening at a suburban school can generate dozens -- even hundreds -- of applications. Still, even suburban schools can struggle to find teachers with math or science backgrounds. "The ...