Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

We have a story now about a teacher who used to struggle to find ways for his students to like math. But Thomas Mayfield found a way through music. And as NPR's Mia Estrada reports, now Mayfield is ...

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KGO) -- The push is on in Antioch to help low-income students get the tutoring they need, and the community is stepping up. "I really like this place, and it makes me happy that I ...

DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Math can be a complicated and confusing subject for some, but one Dallas teacher is using rap to multiply her students' probability of success. Monique Jackson, who teaches ...

Local math teacher drops new rap video to help students master the subject He's back with another math rap. That Math Magician, also known as Jordan Orosco, a geometry teacher at Deer Valley High ...

An Apalachee High School student processing the death of his algebra teacher, Christina Irimie, penned an emotional and heartfelt rap about her and the other three victims fatally shot inside his ...

The employment future looks bright for people with strong math skills. But among the nation’s K-12 students, that represents a small and dwindling demographic. What’s to blame for students’ poor math ...

LOS ANGELES - The class of eighth graders at a Los Angeles middle school tap their rulers and nod their heads to the rhythm of the rap video projected on a screen. It's not Snoop Dogg or Jay-Z. It's ...