Ashley Sanchez told Newsweek she was baffled by her son’s homework assignment, but she spotted one word that changed ...

SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY/Gray News) - It was a teaching moment in more ways than one when a 10-year-old Wisconsin boy called 911 to get help with his math homework. Kim Krause, a 911 dispatcher, ...

An Iowa woman jokingly calls it "Satan's handiwork." A California mom says she's broken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it "makes my blood boil." What could be so horrible? Grade-school math ...

I’ll be the first to admit that math isn’t my strongest subject. I’d even go as far as saying I’m pretty much innumerate (illiterate but for numbers – not a real word but go with it.) With that being ...

If the thought of calculating a tip at a restaurant makes you nervous, then you are not alone. Math anxiety is common worldwide. Math anxiety can lead to poor performance and also deter people from ...

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RALEIGH -- I knew that we would get here eventually, but I had no idea that I would be struggling with my child's math homework in the first grade. In my defense, I simply wasn't prepared for the ...