LONGER TO GET THEMSELVES FREE BECAUSE THEIR TRUCK GOT STUCK IN THE MUD. IT’S A POPULAR WEEK FOR SKIING IN THE GRANITE STATE, BUT A BLACK MOUNTAIN. SOME OF THE LIFTS ARE BROKEN RIGHT NOW, THE SKI AREA ...

You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. One of its conclusions tells the sad tale. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below high school level has ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Math is the sum of its parts, and it adds on itself. What does that mean? It means that ...

(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 book details the plights of the first Black men to lead U.S. politics. Rep. Jim Clyburn from South Carolina may be one of the most notable Black congressmen within and beyond his state. However, ...

You’re not planning on being shelfish. But seriously, you’ve been waiting months for the release of your favorite author’s newest book and it’s in stores NOW. You have your copy, you’ll be the first ...

It’s a complaint many algebra teachers are familiar with, as more letters and symbols are introduced with progressively harder courses in mathematics. But why did the plus symbol emerge as the ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. While I understand the value of standardizing procedures and setting ...

In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day. By Jordan Ellenberg Jordan Ellenberg, a professor of mathematics at the ...

That’s how Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun described the blowback after OpenAI researchers did a victory lap over GPT-5’s supposed math breakthroughs. Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis added, ...

Glenside resident Shameeka Browne is a mother of five, business owner and teacher who has recently added another accomplishment to her resume: Author. Browne’s new book, “Queen of 24,” tells her ...