Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. This blog was updated on June 24, 2026 to clarify a statistic ...

Students can’t succeed in math if they’re never exposed to it. And many students never get access to advanced—or even some foundational—math in high school. New federal civil rights data and an ...

This may sound strange coming from the co-founder of an education technology company, but I think paper is a powerful ...

The amount of time parents spend with their children contributes much less to their progress in school than the family's social class, new research shows. The study found that the time parents spent ...

A bill moving through the California Legislature would assess students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an ...

OPB has been following a group of students in the Class of 2025, after the state of Oregon set a goal that every student starting with that class, should successfully complete high school. The group ...

Children at Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts line up to switch classrooms for math and English classes on Dec. 9, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Credit: Annie Flanagan for The ...

Sixth graders Zoe and Amoni, right, work together during Kelly Woodfin’s advanced math class in Union Public Schools. The Tulsa-area school district for about a decade has tried to increase enrollment ...

BRAINTREE - Did you like doing math in school? Many people didn't. But a non-profit in Massachusetts is increasing the number of students of color and low-income students in advanced level math ...