Parents teach young children to love books by reading to them, often at bedtime. Laura and John Overdeck love math, so they started giving their kids a word problem to solve each night before tucking ...

The ultimate motivator for kids to do their best in math isn't the promise of rewards or desire to make a parent proud, recent research reveals. For 55% of kids, it's proving to themselves that "they ...

It’s common for many students to struggle with math -- and for parents and caregivers to not be sure how to help. The Education Reporting Collaborative, which includes journalists from AL.com’s ...

A spike in blood pressure. A racing heart rate. Sweaty palms. For many adults, this is what they feel when faced with difficult math. But for kids, math anxiety isn't just a feeling, it can affect ...