Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Chad Aldeman’s March 16 op-ed, “When high school grads can’t do math,” focuses on outputs, such as MCAS and the proposed MassCore. There is no discussion of inputs, namely the resources needed to ...

Students should not be left to struggle with routine math needed to manage their finances, bake a cake or do a home repair. Ohio needs SB 19.

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. In 1997, Deep Blue, a supercomputer built by IBM, did the unexpected: it defeated chess ...

As we look ahead and begin to redefine math education, one thing is abundantly clear: AI won’t fix bad pedagogy.

Each semester, University of Vermont students studying STEM — science, technology, engineering, or math — are trained to deliver experiential STEM activities to Vermont youth. They become STEM ...

PBS KIDS movies offer fun & engaging educational experiences with various interests. Here's what's available and the life lessons they teach.

The response, at least in its ideal form, was not to narrow literacy instruction but to strengthen it. Schools restored ...

While the biggest slice of the country’s annual budget continues to be allocated to education, as mandated in the ...

Mathematical understanding should be a goal for every student and something they feel capable of achieving. But translating ...

Ben Gomes spent 21 years building Google Search. Now he argues the most important thing in education is something no ...