In Education Next, Laurence Holt dives into a series of research studies that show strong results for edtech math products—when the programs are used as recommended.

Can you recall any one math concept that you felt the most confident about, but felt weak in the knees just with the glance of the question? Come on, give it a thought!

Forty-one percent of managers said they wished their direct reports had stronger foundational math skills, such as arithmetic. But in general, Americans don’t think they need more practice with ...

Finally, the survey probed students’ relationships to math at home. Only about half of middle schoolers, 48 percent, said they enjoy learning math outside school.

Satisfactory math scores dropped 32 percent in districts where most students learned online. Students who learned in-person performed markedly better on the STAAR.

Thirty-eight percent of young adults think math is very important in their work life; fewer believe it’s important in their ...