NWEA data shows that while kindergarten achievement is steady, first and second graders' math and reading skills remain below pre-pandemic levels.

A new Stanford study suggests math struggles may be about more than numbers. Children who had difficulty with math were less likely to adjust their thinking after making mistakes during number ...

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...

Over the weekend, Neel Somani, who is a software engineer, former quant researcher, and a startup founder, was testing the math skills of OpenAI’s new model when he made an unexpected discovery. After ...

In October 2024 Luke Durant, an independent researcher in San Jose, Calif., announced that he had discovered the largest known prime number—so enormous it would take years to write out in full. One ...

DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School District is one of 13 districts in the state recognized for exceeding pre-pandemic MCAS scores. "Central Berkshire is also beating the state in ...

Morgan County Schools — for the first time — scored an A on the Alabama State Department of Education’s annual report card, the results of which were released last week. The districtwide score for the ...

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...

In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day. By Jordan Ellenberg Jordan Ellenberg, a professor of mathematics at the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s the first day of classes for tens of thousands of students across New York City on Thursday, as both public and Catholic schools welcome kids back to campus for the ...

Twenty Kentucky districts report student gains through school-community ties. Federal funding supports partnerships that improve attendance and achievement. Programs boost math scores, mental health, ...

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the challenges and negative stories facing our schools and students. But deep transformation is not only happening in Kentucky, we are a leader in demonstrating how ...