I started teaching in 1977, and across my nearly 50 years, I noticed that students were always interested in the history of ...

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An initiative aimed at raising student achievement doesn't give students enough practice with foundational skills, some say.

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Discover the hidden factors influencing NFL coaches' fourth down decisions. A new study explores why coaches play it safe, even when the data suggests they should be more aggressive.

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Contributor Content Imagine a world where every student has their own personal math tutor—one that’s available 24/7, never loses patience, and adapts perfectly to their pace of learning. That’s the ...

While market-working kids in India excel at mental calculations, they struggle with textbook math — while schoolchildren fail ...

His two early papers “What Numbers Could Not Be” (1965) and “Mathematical Truth” (1973) — the latter of which came to be called “the Benacerraf problem" — became instant classics and are discussed to ...

A study by economists shows a wide gap between the kinds of math problems kids who work in retail markets do well and the kinds of problems kids in school do well.

A study highlights the divide between intuitive math skills used by Indian kids in markets and the formal methods taught in ...