This woman taught her daughter that any number multiplied by zero is equal to zero. But instead of taking her word for it, ...

One afternoon, Lori Anderson and her 7-year-old, Lindsey, spotted a small maple tree in La Mirada, California. Anderson asked her daughter how many leaves she thought were on the tree. Lindsey’s guess ...

Let’s get real for a second. Most people want to retire early, but think it requires a trust fund, a viral startup exit, or a ...

Four governors have announced their states will opt in to school choice tax credits that were passed into law this summer. The senator from Pennsylvania argues the commonwealth should, too.

You don’t have to walk out of the store wondering how your total jumped that high. Groceries, school clothes, paper towels, ...

Sloane May wasn’t going to attend HSE. Now, she’s a state champion and player of the year. One call changed her mind and the ...

An Indigenous mentorship program serves kids in the foster care and youth justice systems — or who might end up there without ...

Veteran teacher Courtney Phillips discovered that math can be taught in an engaging way through the ancient game of mahjong, ...

A simple finger trick for the 11 times table is helping secondary school students aged 12 to 16 improve mental arithmetic skills. By separating two-digit numbers, adding the digits, and inserting the ...

A nontraditional math instruction strategy is also helping teens at the southern Utah school connect with their fellow ...

The doubling square trick is a simple mathematical shortcut designed for class 6 to 10 students to make multiplication easier. By using the formula (n-1) × (n+1) = n² - 1, students can quickly ...

Math scores in the U.S. have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them. Unfortunately, many of the strategies they’re using ...