Anyone who follows the news on maths education in South Africa, and the less-than-inspiring results our learners achieve in national and international tests, will know that the reality for most of our ...

Math literacy is increasingly recognized as a fundamental civil right for securing a living wage and participating fully in modern society. This belief was strongly advocated by civil rights activist ...

Bob Moses, who helped register Black residents to vote in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement, believed civil rights went beyond the ballot box. To Moses, who was a teacher as well as an ...

The debate over whether Mathematical Literacy (Maths Lit) should be scrapped as a subject in South African schools is intensifying, as some argue it limits learners’ potential. Critics believe all ...

As year-end results arrive, many high schoolers must decide whether to continue with Pure Maths or switch to Maths Literacy. Experts suggest Pure Maths can open more study options, while Maths Lit may ...

As we near the end of the year, high school students (and their parents) will be debating whether to continue with Pure Maths, or make the change to Maths Literacy. {{image}} While Pure Maths will ...

MANSFIELD - Robert Parris Moses believes math literacy is a civil right. "With public school education, really, we're at the same position we were at 50 years ago with the right to vote," said Moses, ...

Juneteenth is a day to celebrate with ribs and beer, as well as a day to look toward academic achievement, to include ...

Now a look at how required math classes may factor into the academic success or failure of high school and college students. Hari Sreenivasan has the story as part of our weekly education series, ...

While Pure Maths will pave the way for more study options at college and university, Maths Lit could lead to a better performance and improve the chances of achieving a Bachelors pass. Dr Alucia ...