Students in some local elementary schools are learning a completely different way of doing multiplication. It’s a technique that many parents can’t understand. It’s called lattice multiplication. The ...

To do the method, begin by writing the two numbers you want to multiply at the top of two columns. In the left column, you ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A mental math system developed in the 1800's is helping some local students ace standardized tests and win math competitions. But the method isn't taught in most Houston schools.

When she realized she couldn't help out her daughter, Amanda Sarno had to have an "embarrassing" conversation with her teacher.

Come and pull up a chair in Deborah Harper’s senior-level math class, there are plenty to go around because the students don’t use them. Class starts with each student randomly drawing a card which ...

Math riddles are not only fun but can also be a great source of learning if they help us recall some essential mathematical concepts we learned in school. One such concept was the unitary method, ...

Debbie Morgan smiles with pride when a previously underperforming British student gives a correct answer in class after learning math the Shanghai way. "Shanghai math embodies a belief that every ...

This post first appeared in Business Insider. The Common Core has come under fire by parents who say the new education standards make math needlessly complicated. Last week, the New York Times’ Motoko ...