“To teach well, you should pay careful attention to what an assignment will make students think about,” Willingham advises, “because that is what they will remember.” It’s a sentence that has made me ...

Math is a problem — one that a relentless onslaught of testing has not solved. Some assume kids are the ones failing, but it’s time to acknowledge that it’s our tests and the curriculum they determine ...

As leaders of science and engineering departments at a public university, we have front row seats to the outcomes of America’s approach to kindergarten-12th grade (K-12) math education. We see ...

This article is part of a series exploring the state of math education in Ohio. Brianna Swain does not remember learning much of anything in school while growing up in Columbus' Hilltop neighborhood.