Some apprentices at water company Severn Trent struggle to tell the time, an executive at the company has said.

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 ...

If you've imagined that poor numeracy among children and adults is a new phenomenon, then consider these comments made in 1925 by the Board of Education: "Accuracy in the manipulation of figures does ...

House Bill 1781, now wending its way through the state Legislature, aims to fund a “Numeracy Coaching Program” that would ...

Students promoted without foundational skills; gaps become insurmountable by higher education. Teachers, institutions must embrace result-oriented, objective-specific teaching. Mohd Ishq Shah ...

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 ...

Stewart Riddle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

State education officials are seeking input on a plan establishing a blueprint for strengthening mathematics learning and helping students improve their skills. The Illinois State Board of Education ...

Adults are being urged to improve their maths as experts claim poor numeracy costs the economy more than £20billion a year. Inability to cope with numbers results in lower wages, smaller company ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. What do the Beano, Test cricket and the online video game Fortnite have in common? The answer is that they ...