The average eighth grader’s math skills are now a full school year behind where they were in 2013, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Here & Now 's Scott Tong speaks with ...

Many grown adults struggle with some of the basic concepts they learned back in fifth grade. It's not that you’re not smart—it’s just that sometimes, life doesn’t require you to remember the specifics ...

What if the famous P vs NP problem isn’t just about algorithms but about the observers trying to solve them? Research ...

For years, math was something you either get or you don't. But it doesn't have to be that way, according to several Green Bay ...

Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can write an essay or plan a menu almost instantly. But until recently, it was also ...

An apparently easy-looking math problem has left internet users scratching their heads. Give it a try to see if you can ...

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 ...

Kids sometimes have a hard time in school, especially with what they're taught. It might be that they don't quite understand a concept or find a certain subject difficult to comprehend. But there are ...

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Every other week, a quiet but exciting tradition plays out in Kenyon’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics: One intriguing problem is distributed by email and posted online on the department page ...

Bailey Hairston and Lauren Duval-Shepherd participate in a summer math lesson. Photo by Daniel Mollenkamp for EdSurge. PHILADELPHIA — Elle Oliver knows anger. Multiplying by 12 used to make the rising ...

We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...