From the NY Times, an article “As Math Scores Lag, a New Push for the Basics” about rethinking the teaching of “fuzzy math” in American schools. “The changes are being driven by students’ lagging ...

TORONTO, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuzzy Math, a U.S.-based user experience design and product strategy consultancy, today announced the official opening of its Canadian office in Toronto. Building ...

What constitutes quality mathematics instruction? And, if we don’t have it in schools now, how do we get it? In this Education Week Commentary, Jere Confrey warns that setting standards will not be ...

The term “fuzzy math” was first introduced during the 2000 presidential campaign by Republican nominee George W. Bush. He used it to describe Democratic nominee Al Gore’s criticism of Bush’s economic ...

Recent gains by U.S. students on an international-comparison test show that the much-maligned “reform math” is in fact working, a middle school math teacher writes in an opinion piece published in The ...

Over the last few weeks, this blog has called out both parties on their fuzzy budget math, as Republicans and Democrats in the House puffed up the amount of money they were supporting in spending cuts ...