The level of skill required to solve many of the math questions posed to 4th and 8th graders on the nation’s benchmark of academic progress is “extraordinarily easy,” asserts an analysis unveiled last ...

(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than an Oklahoma fifth-grader taking their annual math assessment test? As another new school year is underway, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — ...

Every mathematician has a story that goes something like this. You’re at a party, and someone asks what you do for a living. “I’m a mathematician,” you say. “You must be a genius!” they reply. Or ...

(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a Texas fifth-grader taking the STAAR Test? As another new school year begins, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — or how hard the lessons are.

An apparently easy-looking math problem has left internet users scratching their heads. The elementary-grade problem looks simple enough to solve in seconds, but has tripped up the masses. The basic ...

(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a North Carolina fifth-grader taking their end-of-grade math test? As another new school year is underway, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — ...

For many, it's been years since they've sat in a classroom while a teacher tested their arithmetic skills. Internet users are now racking their brains to remember how to solve elementary school ...