Kids in elementary school learn—or are supposed to learn—how to add fractions and round numbers. But many students at the University of California, San Diego—a top public university ranked sixth ...

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...

Test your brain with this tricky math question! Most people get it wrong at first glance. Divide 100 by half, add fifty, and see if you can solve it correctly. Are you up for the challenge?

Mumbai: India, said Fields medallist Manjul Bhargava, must fall in love with mathematics again. Not as a "drudgery of formulas" but as an act of "exploration."Bhargava, Canadian by nationality but of ...

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Nathan Liu was up by one point against his opponent, Brandon Ni of Massachusetts, in the final round of the “Countdown Round” of the 2025 RTX MATHCOUNTS National Competition. The presenter didn’t get ...

A dad was left scratching his head over his daughter's second grade math homework, which focused on how best to equally divide a series of pizzas. Homework can be a stressful experience for both ...

Following President Donald Trump's announcement of reciprocal tariffs on dozens of America's trading partners, many questioned how the administration had calculated the rates at which to levy each ...

Math captivates some students, but for many others, the subject can feel hopelessly abstract, boring, or downright nerve-wracking—especially if students have trouble visualizing possible solutions or ...