U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up ...

Picture a tune that plays with your mind. It does not go straight but skips and flips in ways you do not expect. That is math rock. It avoids common music paths, which makes it feel fresh and smart.

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Thursday, August 10th. I'm Zoe ...

Americans think schools need to teach math skills to prepare students for future success—but they don’t always agree on which skills are the most crucial, and the subject stirs up complicated emotions ...

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An international test shows that U.S. math scores dropped again for 15-year-old students. We discuss the so-called "crisis in mathematics achievement" and how it was exacerbated by the pandemic with ...

Physicists are now using principles from quantum mechanics to build a new model of the abstract concept of pi. Or, more ...

It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.

MCA scores help officials know if their school is making progress and help the state identify which schools need support, ...

Eighth grade students also lost significant ground in science skills, according to the results from the National Assessment ...

An updated version of ChatGPT has gotten worse at basic math, according to new research. The finding underlines a bigger problem for the development of artificial intelligence. WSJ “The Numbers” ...