A typical 8th grade math textbook includes just a handful of real-world problems for students to solve, finds a new international study. And that’s not enough, according to William Schmidt, ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Instructor II Kim Walters is using her Math in Your World class to teach students that math is more than problems in a textbook––it’s a practical tool with everyday ...

A proposed revision of the state’s math standards would dump existing upper-level requirements and replace them with a menu ...

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - On Friday, some 8th graders from Isle of Hope PK-8 got a chance to check out some examples of geometry in the real world. The students took a filed trip to a few of the squares ...