Math classrooms shifted over time to the discovery model. Not suddenly, and not without good intentions. There was a ...

Many students appear to be completing assignments faster while learning less from them. This conclusion comes from one of the largest studies of how generative AI is changing student behavior and ...

Colleges say admissions reforms promote fairness, but many also benefit institutions. Here's why transparency in modern ...

An OECD survey found that some college students across developed countries have literacy and numeracy skills comparable to ...

Mathematics olympiads teach students that struggling enhances learning, fostering collaboration and a deeper understanding of the subject.

In integrated math courses like the one taught at Chapman High School, students typically learn a blend of algebra and geometry concepts in the same class, rather than separately. Credit: Doug Barrett ...

In education, few issues have stirred more debate in recent years than when middle and high schoolers should take algebra.

Chalkbeat Ideas is a section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. For much of the last few decades, ...

A version of this essay appeared on Matthew Yglesias’ Slow Boring, a site dedicated to offering pragmatic takes on politics ...

More students should be taking advanced math.

Mina Aganagic is a professor of mathematics and physics at the University of California at Berkeley. The University of ...