Many of us like to think that we’re fairly smart. But it can be a very humbling experience when you’re in the presence of ...

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Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual COLA based on average inflation rates from the prior year. This cost is rising faster than the annual COLA, and it cuts directly into many retirees' ...

Nearly half of young New Yorkers statewide are still missing the mark on standardized math and English exams, according to newly released data. The state Education Department released its yearly ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...

When it comes to hard problems, computer scientists seem to be stuck. Consider, for example, the notorious problem of finding the shortest round-trip route that passes through every city on a map ...

The Internet can be a tough field of play, but Mary Crippen has managed to tackle it with ease. After all, the Miami-based third grade teacher has gone viral with her playbook—er, lesson plans—packed ...

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 ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

Experts suggest the COVID-19 pandemic, technology and chronic absenteeism are potential factors in the decline. The U.S. Education secretary called the results "devastating" and a justification for ...

"Math Homework Hotline" has been solving problems for local students for 33 seasons. Hillsborough County Schools produce the show and help kids in all grades. ‘Americans are going to feel it’: Bessent ...

(NEXSTAR) — School is back in session, bringing in the first wave of students born during the pandemic, dubbed “COVID kindergartners,” into classrooms nationwide. The students older than them, however ...