Cassidy has asked 35 institutions about incoming students' math abilities, citing a "crisis" in K-12 math education.

A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped ...

When students begin to see themselves as math thinkers, they engage actively, explore creatively, and feel more motivated.

Take the pressure off of problem-solving with engaging thinking games that encourage students to work together to find ...

A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

A healthy knowledge of geometry helps students see the world in a whole new way. At CCS, Lydia Thornton uses physical ...

The US "stands ready to help" Iranian protesters, Donald Trump has said, as the number of people killed in demonstrations across Iran has risen to more than 100, activists have said. As protests ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Renowned mathematician Joel David Hamkins has voiced strong doubts about large language models' utility in mathematical research, calling their answers "garbage" and "not mathematically correct." He ...

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Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with mixed success — to calculate exactly ...