In revamping its approach to math, Illinois joins a growing group of states that are passing legislation, unveiling new requirements, or issuing revised guidance designed to counteract yearslong ...

We have yet to see any rebound in middle school math on the nation’s report card, where scores declined by 8 points from 2019 to 2022 and remained at that low point when kids last took NAEP in 2024.

Since ancient Greece, researchers have tried to isolate special rational points on curves. Now they have the first ever formula that applies uniformly to all curves ...

Deep within the source code of this online multiplayer game lies an enigmatic number that puzzles and inspires experts to this day ...

I am not a sports fan, and even less a football fan, but I am a numbers guy. That means when the Super Bowl comes around, I’m less interested in highlight reels and more interested in what the odds ...

The recent Opinion column from Veronique De Rugy is problematic with the conclusions guiding younger generation in its assumptions that the Baby Boomers are taking excessive payouts from Social ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: The importance of math literacy cannot be overstated (“Math crisis began a decade ago and has only ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Trump bill in the Senate is so complex that at this point no one would be able to calculate ...

Federal judge orders Fulton County Georgia election case documents unsealed by Tuesday New Epstein files’ powerful connections: Possible deals with banker Farkas and Commerce’s Lutnick Prediction: The ...

Re: “Plummeting WA math scores point to trouble. Time for course correction” (April 11, Editorials): While I am certain most of us agree we want the best education possible for students in Washington, ...

A news item on Wyoming Public Radio said that 400 undocumented people with a criminal record were apprehended during early January. A few days ago, 1,500 criminals were released from federal prison, ...

Years 7 and 8 students at Kaiapoi North School, equivalent to sixth and seventh grades in the U.S., work out math problems in chalk on their school’s playground. The school is in suburban Christchurch ...