Mathematical understanding should be a goal for every student and something they feel capable of achieving. But translating ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Spatial reasoning measured in infancy predicts how children do at math at four years of age, finds a new study. It provides the earliest documented evidence for a relationship between spatial ...

Three years after calling for a reordering of elementary and middle school math curricula, the nation’s largest group of math teachers is urging a new approach to high school instruction, one that ...

March 12, 2026 - A settlement was recently reached in a class-action case, requiring LAUSD to offer intensive "high-dose" tutoring to 100,000 students for three years. While policymakers, researchers ...

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...

A sigh of relief is a common reaction when parents find a program to help their children succeed in math. That response is something Anna Toneva experiences often when she gives tours of the Houston ...

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine-appointed ad hoc committee will plan and organize a workshop that will bring together academic, industry, and government stakeholders to ...