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

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Ask parent Janina Matuszeski what she has valued most about her twins’ experience in the Cambridge Public ...

A fireworks display launches 40 fireworks in sequence. Each firework reaches a random height, independent of the height that ...

Pencils dropped and papers were turned in as more than 200 middle school students concluded the 29th annual Math Field Day, hosted by the Rotary Club of Indio. Students from 15 Co ...

Dylan Kane likes his math curriculum. But there’s one important piece missing, he says. The 7th grade math teacher in Leadville, Colo., uses a program that teaches math skills through real-world ...

More students should be taking advanced math.

A bill moving through the California Legislature would test students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an effort ...

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Commentary: America has a math problem — too few students who may be ready for more challenging math are not given the chance ...

Think about placing dots on a flat surface. You want as many pairs as possible to be separated by the same distance. For any amount of dots, what is the greatest possible number of pairs that can be ...

Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians. What does that mean for their future? Credit...Illustrations by Yoshi ...