New research finds links between certain math skills in young children and specific numerical activities undertaken at home with parents. The study also finds that the more parents engage in ...

In the past decade, most countries have seen either stagnant or declining rates of literacy, according to the international nonprofit Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 20203 ...

Free courses are available to help adults improve their numeracy People in Surrey are being offered the opportunity to improve their numeracy skills through a series of free online courses. Provided ...

About 8 million working age adults have 'below-functional' numeracy skills and about 5 million have 'below-functional' literacy skills in England. England and Northern Ireland score particularly badly ...

When compared to both their peers internationally and fellow American college graduates, U.S. teachers have middling math and literacy skills, finds a group of international researchers, who conclude ...

Strengthening middle-grade support, introducing Foundational Literacy and Numeracy+ skills, and making math more connected to ...

A new study has called for a radical overhaul of adult numeracy amid concerns that poor maths skills are costing the economy billions each year. Poor numeracy skills have a "devastating" effect on ...

The new research highlights that strengthening the quality of teaching and ensuring sufficient instructional time will be key ...

More than half of incarcerated adults lack basic numeracy skills, according to new report from the federal government's National Center for Education Statistics, which also found that one-third lack ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The shift towards a cashless society sped up in the pandemic. Over the past decade cash payments in the UK have ...