Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education releases an annual report card with data showing how students are doing in the basic subjects of reading, writing and math. And each year when those ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...

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 ...

The Charlotte Hornets want to see what they have in LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, and Kon Knueppel. Unfortunately, Knueppel's the only one who has consistently been on the court. That trio has appeared ...

The University of California at San Diego reported that students with below middle-school level math skills increased by "nearly thirtyfold" from 2020 to 2025. NuPenDekDee - stock.adobe.com What ...

A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

The New York Islanders, long known for their rugged, defense-first identity, now find themselves at a critical juncture. The 2024-25 season saw them finish 35–35–12 and land 82 points. Their goals-for ...

SALUDA — South Carolina’s education leaders have a simple message for their state: “Every student is a math student.” They’re tired of the idea that some kids just aren’t good at math, or that it’s ...

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Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Fifteen years after the calamitous rollout of the Common Core math standards, the once-derided strategy has ...