Can young children learn mathematics? What is the best way to teach them? Herbert P. Ginsburg, a developmental psychologist at Teachers College, Columbia University, has been studying those questions ...

A new study found young children are more likely to trust incorrect math advice from men than correct advice from women.

The study showed that playing "linear number board games" - where players move pieces along a straight numbered path, can ...

With the adoption of the Common Core state standards in mathematics, the biggest complaints I hear are from parents. They struggle to help their child with math homework since it looks so different ...

A deep understanding of math and science is increasingly important for all students to become educated citizens and consumers. Wouldn’t it be nice if all adults had enough math and science knowledge ...

Struggling to help your child with their homework? The older they get, the more difficult the assignments become, and for many people, math is the hardest subject to tackle. If just thinking about how ...

Playing number board games for just ten minutes helps young children build strong early math skills supporting economic ...

Over the course of your life, how many times have you heard someone declare they’re “not a math person”? Probably too many to count (no pun intended). Whenever I hear someone say this, I immediately ...

Q: I’m in fifth grade and need help with my math homework, but my parents can’t do it either. They get upset, and I feel stupid and like it’s all my fault. I want to do well in math. What can I do? A: ...