People often solve simple arithmetic problems, such as basic addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, in their ...

Administrators at Maryland’s Calvert County Public Schools believed the math classes they added to their course catalog years ...

Faculty and students from the Department of Mathematical Sciences recently represented the U of A at two regional conferences focused on mathematics and mathematics education, highlighting innovative ...

A research team based in China says its artificial intelligence system has done something no AI has publicly done before: ...

Some readers may solve the problem procedurally: line up the two numbers, add the ones column, carry the one, and add the tens to get 43. Others might instead notice a creative shortcut: 29 + 14 is ...

The American workforce expects an unmet need for over a million employees to fill STEM-related jobs by 2030. Credit: Allison Shelley for EDUimages The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.

Some kids struggle with math. Now, scientists have pinpointed some of the specific thinking processes and brain regions that might explain why math is a little harder for some than others. When given ...

Isaac Rose-Berman doesn’t think that gambling is evil. After deciding not to pursue a doctorate in political science, Rose-Berman became a professional gambler for a time. But these days, in his 20s, ...

Even if the most dire predictions about AI fail to materialize, there’s no doubt that its arrival raises big questions about the purpose of K–12 education. Most existentially: What skills do students ...

Holidays bring celebration, rest and, for many families, long stretches of indoor time. For some, this means table top games quickly reappear on kitchen tables. Games provide opportunities for ...

Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. An obscure university report has ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...