5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (246+ words) Drama as a video shows the moment a Nigerian lecturer gets stuck while solving a maths equation in class. The clip was seen circulating on the video-sharing, TikTok. Apparently, the university instructor had been taking his class on a seemingly…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (877+ words) Jo-Anne LeFevre, director of the Math Lab at Carleton University, says early numeracy screening would help solve many of the math challenges that students struggle with.Keito Newman/The Globe and Mail Anna Stokke, a math podcaster and professor at…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1204+ words) “When my daughter was in eighth grade, she told me she was probably going… Despite getting good grades in the 2024-25 academic year, Ebony Coleman’s daughter knew she needed help in math. “When my daughter was in eighth grade, she told…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (30+ words) Canadian students falling behind in math skills Global News Go Back Close Local Add Global News to Home Screen Close Canadian students falling behind in math skills Report a Video Issue...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (487+ words) A report from the C.D. Howe Institute has found that more Canadian students are struggling in math, with B.C. students showing a steep decline. “B.C. in particular, there’s been a 42-point decline in math since 2003, and the EQAO (Education Equality and Accountability…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (378+ words) Instead, the authors pinned the change on COVID-19 and an increase in low-income student enrollments. It’s unclear whether they knew about the calculator policy change. The largest spike in precollege math enrollment occurred between fall 2023 and fall 2024—the same time…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago   (564+ words) Welcome to Mad Libs. This is an irregular debate column where our columnists, contributors, staff writers, (or even you, dear reader) can duke it out over the big ideas we’re discussing in the metaphorical pages of this magazine. This Mad…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago   (536+ words) The Mathematics and Statistics Department at Washburn University offers multiple academic paths while emphasizing accessibility and student engagement. The department serves both math majors and the broader range of students through degree programs, general education courses and support services. “We…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (646+ words) The Long Beach Unified School District may soon modify its graduation requirements, mandating three — rather than four — years of math and adding a semester each of personal finance and ethnic studies. New state laws mandate that districts require personal finance…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (198+ words) Declining math skills are a real problem nationally, but UC San Diego is an unusual case—and other California colleges offer a range of promising models for rethinking calculus requirements. By Pamela Burdman and Marcelo Almora Rios Second, UCSD focuses…...