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Top National Honor Goes to Michigan Math Teacher

A math teacher from Haslett High School in Haslet, Michigan recently received a top national honor along with a $25,000 reward. Students and faculty at the high school celebrated with Kevin Tobe after the award announcement was made. Tobe was …

Front Row Math App Helps Students and Teachers Alike

When entrepreneurs Sidharth Kakkar and Alexandr Kurilin spent a 30-day stint at an inner city school in Balitimore, Maryland they quickly realized that instead of actually understanding mathematical concepts, students usually processed lessons by copying down classroom notes and committing …

Judge Defends Math Teacher Accused of Misconduct

Florida math teacher, Steven Yerks, recently made waves in the local community when Administrative Law Judge Robert Meale recommended Yerks be rehired despite being discharged from Boyd Anderson High in Lakerdale Lakes after an annual evaluation revealed incidents of misconduct, among …

Math Anxiety Can be Passed Down Through Generations

You might think it is good to have parents frequently help their children with their math homework, but a recent study showed that this is not always the case. A study published in Psychological Science found that math-anxious parents who …