(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sarah Lubienski, Indiana University; Colleen Ganley, Florida State University, and ...

How much longer will we keep trying to solve our nation’s dismal math proficiency problem by writing new math problems? Clearly, if that was the answer, it would have worked by now–but it hasn’t, as ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero, ...