/tags/mathematics mathematics en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT /education/2026-05-14/florida-ranks-last-in-reading-warns-nationwide-education-report The latest findings by researchers at Harvard and Stanford are based on 2024-25 state test results, combined with national assessment data, to pinpoint trends in learning. Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT /education/2026-05-14/florida-ranks-last-in-reading-warns-nationwide-education-report Kerry Sheridan /education/2025-06-30/florida-business-leaders-call-for-better-math-education-a-report-shows A new report found the need for critical thinking, data analysis and problem-solving skills goes beyond traditional "math-heavy" fields, such as STEM professions. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:30:00 GMT /education/2025-06-30/florida-business-leaders-call-for-better-math-education-a-report-shows Lily Belcher /education/2024-12-27/uf-publishes-best-practices-for-improving-math-education-in-the-new-year The list was compiled after a ten-week listening tour with students, teachers and parents across the state. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:51:49 GMT /education/2024-12-27/uf-publishes-best-practices-for-improving-math-education-in-the-new-year Danielle Prieur /2022-05-03/democratic-sen-gary-farmer-floridas-rejected-math-textbooks-islandia-journal Democratic State Sen. Gary Farmer talks about his own party’s current shortcomings. A Florida educator who teaches future teachers has something to say about the state’s education policies. Plus, we talk with the publisher of Islandia Journal about extinct species and hidden Florida history. Tue, 03 May 2022 21:30:40 GMT /2022-05-03/democratic-sen-gary-farmer-floridas-rejected-math-textbooks-islandia-journal Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /2019-11-08/math-looks-the-same-in-the-brains-of-boys-and-girls-study-finds Brain scans of 104 boys and girls doing basic math tasks found no gender differences. The finding adds to the evidence that boys and girls start out with equal ability in math. Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:01:02 GMT /2019-11-08/math-looks-the-same-in-the-brains-of-boys-and-girls-study-finds Jon Hamilton /education/2019-09-23/new-middle-school-math-teachers-in-palm-beach-county-to-get-extra-help-with-1m-grant Early-career middle school math teachers in Palm Beach County are beginning an intensive, two-year training program, with the goal of improving… Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:30:00 GMT /education/2019-09-23/new-middle-school-math-teachers-in-palm-beach-county-to-get-extra-help-with-1m-grant Jessica Bakeman /2018-07-16/scared-of-math-heres-one-way-to-fight-the-fear Kids and grown-ups can both experience anxiety when it comes to math. One college professor has an assignment to help banish the dread. Mon, 16 Jul 2018 10:00:27 GMT /2018-07-16/scared-of-math-heres-one-way-to-fight-the-fear Anya Kamenetz /education/2017-02-20/florida-schools-eye-games-as-math-anxiety-cure It’s family game night at Davis Elementary School in Clearwater, but there's not a Monopoly board or a Jenga block in sight. Instead, kids and parents are… Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:01:34 GMT /education/2017-02-20/florida-schools-eye-games-as-math-anxiety-cure Cathy Carter /2016-03-14/on-pi-day-lets-gawk-at-the-beauty-and-controversy-of-the-math-constant Pi is an introduction to the extraordinary mystery of math, say some. Others say pi is not special and needs to be reformed. Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:05:00 GMT /2016-03-14/on-pi-day-lets-gawk-at-the-beauty-and-controversy-of-the-math-constant Eyder Peralta /show/topical-currents/2015-08-17/keeping-america-competitve-in-todays-technical-world 08/17/15 - Monday’s Topical Currents addresses higher education, and the acronym of “STEM”: That’s Science, Technology, Engineering and… Mon, 17 Aug 2015 17:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2015-08-17/keeping-america-competitve-in-todays-technical-world Joseph Cooper, Richard Ives, Polly Landess