Blizzards are a real-life example of what game theorists call the “snowdrift problem,” a cousin of the prisoner’s dilemma ...

Historically, intelligence tests and large-scale assessments have shown that each new generation tends to outperform its parents in reasoning, problem-solving, and academic achievement, a trend known ...

As the number of underage students who gamble increases, some argue that schools should add gambling literacy to their curricula.

America’s crisis of reading instruction is by now well-known. But have you checked on your kid’s math skills lately?

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Cognitive overload can create a bottleneck during math lessons, but there are simple strategies to clear up students’ brain space for complex problem-solving.

A new bill would require districts to screen for — and help — students falling behind in math in the early grades, just as they now do for students with challenges in reading.

Jordan from New Jersey told Newsweek he was checking his daughter's homework when he saw something that made him burst out laughing.

Math struggles in kids may stem from brains that have a harder time learning from mistakes—not just understanding numbers.

Hyesang Chang and colleagues, from Stanford University, explored why some children struggle to learn math compared to their peers in a new JNeurosci paper. Children selected which numbers were bigger ...

The most recent TIMSS assessment underscores the seriousness of our problem. Canadian Grade 4 students performed below both U.S. students and the international median at nearly every math benchmark ...

The study suggests that children actively use gender stereotypes to guide how they learn. Young children trust math advice from men, even when it is wrong. A new study from Rutgers University–New ...