The National Association of Scholars has pushed its model standards in social studies, science and English language arts. Now it’s set its sights on math.

Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning. The ...

Best known as Pi Day, 3/14 is the celebration of the number that begins with 3.14159 … and never ends. Pi (π) is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Or, in other words, just divide ...

'You're so smart!' -- This encouraging response may actually do more harm than good to children's math performance, according to a new study. The study found that encouraging children with responses ...

Fraction’s Batman (2025) might only be six issues in, but so far, it’s a breath of fresh air. Gotham City feels alive, there’s a new cast of side characters who feel important, and Batman isn’t being ...

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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 ...

It’s easy to take maps for granted. After all, most of us have a pretty good map in our pockets at all times, ready to show us how to get anywhere on the globe. But to make a map useful, you have to ...

How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...