They are urging the architects of the changes, contained in the proposed new national curriculum, to carry out a thorough and transparent review of the discipline. Dozens of senior academics from ...

The way children are taught maths is set to reviewed nationally after alarming NAPLAN results showed students were falling behind and Queensland achieved among the worst numeracy results in the ...

Millions of Australian students are falling behind in math, and experts warn it could cost the country billions in lost productivity and economic growth. A recent report from the Grattan Institute, a ...

A third of Australian students in year 3 had failed to reach numeracy standards, but the SMH School Summit has heard ideas ...

Knowledgehook, the world’s most comprehensive mathematics learning platform, has launched in Australia as the nation’s teachers turn a corner in addressing low maths attainment levels for young people ...

Would Australia stand for it if we were as far below England’s standards in cricket as we are in this key area of education? “Australia has accepted maths mediocrity for far too long now and the ...

Calvin Irons, whose Origo Education company supplies maths programs to thousands of US schools and is rewriting Thailand’s maths curriculum, said Australia should be teaching students about fractions ...

Australia has suffered a significant drop in teenage maths proficiency in the past 20 years -- sliding from 11th in the OECD rankings to 29th place out of 38 countries, prompting widespread debate ...

Suzanne Cory is President of the Australian Academy of Science. The views in this article are being expressed in this capacity. Australia faces many big challenges – in the economy, health, energy, ...