Common Core math is getting the works from critics: It's too demanding for most kids; holds back the speedy kids; not the same as what parents already know; makes kids cry. It even promotes "fuzzy ...

As a math educator, I often find myself in conversations with parents who tell me, "I was never good at math, so it's not surprising my son isn't good either." I've also spoken with teachers who tell ...

My wife came home one day and said, “Honey, I have great news.” “What’s that?” I asked, secretly hoping she was about to ...

Hot take: I love mathematics. From basic addition to multivariable calculus, learning and discovering the intricacies of how math works is absolutely fascinating. My late grandmother was a mathematics ...

BYCOL is the ultimate tool for scalable column math in Excel. By replacing dozens of individual formulas with one "brain" cell, you eliminate the risk of manual errors and broken ranges. It's the ...

The four Overby siblings have math stars as bookends: My older sister, the former high school mathematics teacher; my younger brother, the civil engineer. Ten years of age separate those two, but part ...

For the last four years, David Holfinger (a math teacher), Paul Massalski (head of the math department) and I have offered a completely free after-school math extra-help class on Wednesday nights at ...

When I was in ninth grade, my English teacher assigned selections from S.I. Hayakawa’s “Language in Thought and Action.” My friends and I were initially baffled by his concepts. Still, we eventually ...

Last month the Newport-Mesa Unified School District abandoned its plan to drop some accelerated math classes after a parental backlash that appeared to take some school officials by surprise. Prior to ...