On a recent Wednesday morning, more than a dozen seventh-grade students waded into the Waioli River on Kauai’s north shore, their bright yellow shirts standing out against the murky water. Kneeling in ...

Cédric Villani is one of France's top mathematicians, working across several fields of the discipline. He's won a number of titles and awards for his work. A professor at Claude Bernard Lyon 1 ...

Have you ever found yourself stumped by a question that seemed so easy when you were in school? You’re not alone. Many grown adults struggle with some of the basic concepts they learned back in fifth ...

A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

A dad in Texas turned to social media for help after becoming increasingly confused by a third-grade math problem set for his child as homework. Marty posted a screenshot of the problem to Reddit ...

The meme exploded into youth culture with a video of a boy who delivers a giddy “six seven” at a basketball game. CAM WILDER The name of this fall’s most obnoxious classmate: Six Seven. Math teacher ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. When Rupert Murdoch and his second wife, Anna dePeyster, divorced in 1999, she insisted he set up a family trust. She wanted to ...

It’s back-to-school season! September has always felt like a fresh start to me because, as I like to joke, I was a student all the way up to the 24th grade. (Kids usually widen their eyes in horror ...

Are you a “math person”? It’s a question that gets settled at an early age: Most students have made up their mind about whether they identify as a math person by the time they’re in middle school, ...

Texas elementary and middle school students are passing STAAR exams at higher rates across many subjects in 2025 compared to 2024, according to new scores data released Tuesday by the Texas Education ...

They say time heals all wounds and wisdom comes with age. But beyond clichés, time truly is life’s most powerful teacher. No matter how much advice you read or how many warnings you hear, some lessons ...