BRAINTREE - Did you like doing math in school? Many people didn't. But a non-profit in Massachusetts is increasing the number of students of color and low-income students in advanced level math ...

For decades, high-achieving high school students have been told the surest way to impress selective colleges is to take calculus. In a recent national survey of 133 admissions officers, 74% said the ...

Andrew Hacker, a political science professor at Queens College, says all students don't need to learn calculus, geometry and trigonometry. He's pushing for the adoption of "numeracy" -- which would ...

Machines are getting better at maths – artificial intelligence has learned to solve university-level calculus problems in seconds. François Charton and Guillaume Lample at Facebook AI Research trained ...

Alan Garfinkel, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, explains the practical uses of modeling to instructors from around the country. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Math professor Martin ...

Corrected: This story spelled Penny Stearns’ name wrong. In addition, the story did not give Kenneth Gross’ title at Lesley University. Mr. Gross is a visiting professor. Penny Stears knows what her ...

This post originally appeared in a slightly different form on the BookMarks blog. Andrew Hacker is the author of The Math Myth and Other STEM Delusions, published this month by The New Press. Hacker, ...

Sixth graders Zoe and Amoni, right, work together during Kelly Woodfin’s advanced math class in Union Public Schools. The Tulsa-area school district for about a decade has tried to increase enrollment ...

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