Numbers are a part of every human’s life. Telling time, the date on the calendar, and dialing the phone all require human numeracy. But where did all of these concepts come from in the first place?

When Frances E. Anderson saw 2022 math scores for America’s fourth- and eighth-graders, she was hardly surprised that they had dropped. Until recently – including the period of remote instruction ...

A new math competition, the Capital Math Classic, drew students from 88 schools.

Students from D.C. public and charter schools stepped into Nationals Park this week for a different kind of competition focused on mathematics in baseball.