SPRINGFIELD — If a Barbie doll is thrown off a bridge, how many rubber bands are needed to keep her from landing splat on the pavement below? According to city seventh graders, if the span is the 370 ...

The Chicago Teachers Union intends to launch what amounts to a one-day strike on May 1 and is asking the mayor and school board for their official support so students can miss school to participate.

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College algebra is a shockingly common stumbling block to graduation. About 50 percent of students each year fail to pass college algebra with a grade of “C” or better, according to the Mathematical ...

Ubiquitous screens, classroom chaos, a dearth of qualified teachers: The reasons our children are struggling in math class are multitude. I can tell you the story of how math instruction is failing ...

A Roosevelt International Middle School student takes a math enrichment class by computer at home in 2020. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Unified School District) This story first appeared at The 74, a ...

The mayor would need $700 million for teachers to reduce class sizes in line with a state mandate. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at what it will take to reduce class ...

Mississippi senators have passed the "Mississippi Math Act" to reform elementary school math education. The bill proposes placing math coaches in schools and implementing early screening for students.

The wholesale retail giant is facing a customer lawsuit over false advertising regarding its sale of chicken. Class action lawsuit alleges Costco falsely advertised "no preservatives" in rotisserie ...

Rebecca Lawler used to be a hurricane hunter, flying directly into storms to collect crucial data. Imelda Muller was an undersea medical officer, staying at dangerous depths in hyperbaric chambers for ...

A Senate committee chair has launched an investigation into what he says is a decline in how prepared freshmen accepted into selective institutions are for math courses there. Sen. Bill Cassidy, the ...

The Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) board approved two new advanced math courses for the 2026-2027 school year. In a Dec. 15 meeting, the board approved Introduction to Proofs: Honors and ...