How did the complexity of the Delian problem, an ancient Greek mathematical riddle that baffled brilliant minds, reshape our ...

If you correctly recall the elementary trick for order of operations, solving this problem should be a breeze.

Washington's students' test scores have revealed startling results, with nearly one-third of students failing to reach basic ...

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On math skills, students in Washington are lagging kids in 14 other states, making this the moment for our top education official to show leadership.

Question: Why is labeling students “high,” “medium,” and “low” problematic?

U.S. students are experiencing a math crisis marked by a decline in scores that began over a decade ago and rapidly ...

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The latest data for high school seniors offers a grim picture of where America is headed in reading and math, Winston writes.

Class is almost over—but instead of zoning out or packing up early, your students are hunched over their work, erasing, recalculating, and debating. The room buzzes with the rich math talk every ...

The Nation’s Report Card, released last week, shows the K-12 school system as bad and getting worse. A record 32% of high school seniors cannot read proficiently, and almost half cannot do basic math.