How would you describe the philosophy behind the books? Jim Ryan: Rather than going from a traditional book where a teacher explains the abstract and then the students practice that abstract concept, ...

ON May 6, the Seattle School Board voted on the purchase of high-school math textbooks, and the results were both disappointing and tragic. In a 4-3vote, the board adopted the Discovering Math series: ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American COVID-19 has turned our usual routines on ...

Critics of Seattle’s math program say this is roughly what the city got for its investments.Last week, Danny Westneat said that critics of “new math” were throwing a Hail Mary by trying to get a judge ...

The Bellevue School District’s Math Adoption Committee is soliciting feedback from members of the community on the adoption of new high school math books in Bellevue. This decision is imminent, and ...

Math isn’t about solving for “X,” but rather about searching for “why.” That was the message David Gertler had for the hundreds gathered at the first annual Howard County Math Festival Wednesday, Jan.

Here’s your cool math for the day: a model showing that when one new thing happens, more will follow. It seems like common sense. If you listen to a new artist on your online music engine for the ...

What sort of beliefs about the nature of mathematics should undergird the curriculum and instruction when we live in a world that requires mathematical proficiency to live a productive life? Those ...