There’s a scene in the 1988 movie "Stand and Deliver," where high school math teacher Jaime Escalante (played by Edward James Olmos) argues with the head of the school’s math program about the ...

Having a positive mindset in math may do more than just help students feel more confident about their skills and more willing to keep trying when they fail; it may prime their brains to think better.

A challenging math problem can make some students break into a cold sweat and others excited to wrap their brains around a puzzle. A wealth of research suggests that a student’s academic ...

February 5, 2026 - Fresno Unified invested $30 million in services that go beyond traditional academics, from housing assistance to music production and lunchtime sports. Jo Boaler is a professor of ...

"I'm not good at math." It was an honest, offhand admission from CBC's Jeremy Eaton as he hosted Here and Now last week. And though Eaton did wind up writing a math placement test in Memorial ...

As the CBSE Class XII Mathematics examination approaches, many students feel anxious due to the vast syllabus and the ...

Historically, students have been led to believe that they are either destined to be good at math or that they just “aren’t a math person.” At Springfield (MO) Public Schools, we wanted all of our ...

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Brandon Staley is sitting on a couch in his corner office at the Chargers’ facility, freshly brewed coffee in hand. He is wearing a casual offseason outfit — sneakers, shorts, a ...

IRVINE, Calif., June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MIND Education today announced the launch of InsightMath, the only K-6 core math curriculum redefining math instruction with an approach explicitly ...

It's no secret that math is a subject many find challenging, possibly even intimidating. Too often, we hear both adults and students openly proclaim themselves as "bad at math," stating they "just can ...