Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad arrive with a booklet of their best, most ...

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You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our Schools Actually Need.” Humans have been learning math for thousands of ...

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Teaching children to use spatial reasoning cues could help them understand how numbers relate to one another, a fundamental concept in early math education. Two Lynch School researchers are exploring ...

Georgia, the latest battlefront in the national math war, could soon join the ranks of states offering both traditional and integrated teaching approaches. After thousands of failing test scores and ...