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.

Teenagers want teachers to explain STEM subjects. Few care about working in groups or seeing examples that reflect their race or gender.

"Experts" tell teachers that students don't need to memorizes math facts, setting them up for failure.

The first step in improving education is to stop doing stupid things.

DOGE has ordered $773 million in cuts to STEM education research.

AP Statistics students earn almost as much as AP Calculus students eight years after college.

Tennessee districts that analyze student data and reteach topics students didn't understand are boosting middle-school math scores.

Parents can send children to school rested and ready to learn, but schools have to do their part too.