Relying on AI to do the math for you is "a recipe for idiocracy."

U.S. students' future earnings -- and the economy as a whole -- will be much lower because of declining achievement in math and reading.

Low math scores have pushed New Zealand and England to adopt explicit, structured teaching "mastering the basics before you move on."

Ford can't find auto mechanics -- for $120,000 a year. Most high school graduates don't know enough math (or read well enough) to succeed in job training.

A third of high school graduates (or less) are ready for college math and reading, but a majority will enroll in four-year colleges.

Without SAT or ACT scores, University of California at San Diego is seeing a "steep decline" in academic readiness.

New York is telling teachers to adopt trendy math ideas that failed in California.

At a well-respected graduate school of education, a former engineer learned about equity, culture and identity, but very little about how to teach math.

Nearly half of 12th-graders do not have basic math skills. Many teachers aren't well trained in how to teach math.

Woke math lives.

Reading and math scores are way down for 12th graders. Only a third are prepared for college success.

If students don't learn facts, they won't be able to understand what they read or think deeply or critically.

While some blame Common Core math for falling test scores, others say the stress on understanding prepares students for algebra.

There's no consensus on the "science of math." Special educators say generalists are pushing ideas that don't work for struggling students.

Money earned by people who were very, very good at math is being spent to promote anti-racist, justice-infused not-very-mathy math.

New York spends a lot on schools and doesn't get much for the money.

Math teachers should focus less on whether students can do math and more on "valuing the community," says leading professional group.

New computer-science graduates could find jobs in teaching, and improve math achievement.

The SAT, and soon the ACT, are changing to cater to students with short attention spans.

Alabama shows how a very poor state can improve math achievement.