Mathematics education is in crisis: A third of all schoolchildren end up in remedial math courses, and the level of interest in the subject is at an all-time low. This is a result, in part, of schools ...

Where states set the bar for what counts as “proficient” performance on state tests differs dramatically across states and even across subjects and grades within states, a new study reveals. The ...

Children who failed to acquire a basic math skill in first grade scored far behind their peers by seventh grade on a test of the mathematical abilities needed to function in adult life, according to ...