How often do teachers talk to students about multiple strategies, and how to select them, in math problem-solving? Students in the [United States] are very rarely doing rich contextual problems.

The results appear to mirror where the State Board of Education is headed -- and that's away from the mandate that public schools teach multiple math disciplines in a single course. At a called ...

In addition, with most incoming community college students placing into remedial math courses that emphasize algebra, the report said this traditional pathway often is a barrier to graduation. With a ...

Winners of the LI Math Fair competition from South Woods Middle School in Syosset. The middle school competition produced seven medals, including three gold, one silver and three bronze.