Kids in elementary school learn—or are supposed to learn—how to add fractions and round numbers. But many students at the University of California, San Diego—a top public university ranked sixth ...

Why do I say “That’s a great question, I’d love to tell you” like I’m being interviewed on a podcast I don’t host? I swear I open my mouth to give a normal answer, and suddenly I’m narrating childhood ...

What is the most important number in the entirety of mathematics? Ok, that’s a pretty silly question – out of infinite possibilities, how could you possibly choose? I suppose a big hitter like 2 or 10 ...

Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000. This is the kind of math riddle you can work out with times tables, or by simple logic. First, get as close to 1,000 as you can (888). From there, it’s easy to ...

An elementary school math question has left not only students but also a seasoned teacher—and much of the internet—scratching their heads. Bobby Seagull, @bobby_seagull, shared the puzzle his friend's ...

Medical lens company STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q2 CY2025, but sales fell by 55.2% year on year to $44.32 million. Its GAAP loss of $0.34 per share was 49.9 ...

Gov. Greg Abbott added legislation to eliminate the STAAR test to the agenda on July 9 Credit: art by Zeke Barbaro / Getty Images Texas’ standardized test, STAAR, has no shortage of opponents.

A recent Ministry of Education survey reveals significant learning gaps among Indian students. Only 55% of Class 3 students can order numbers up to 99, and just 53% of Class 6 students know ...

This article was originally published in Texas Tribune. Texas’ students saw some wins in reading but continued to struggle to bounce back from pandemic-related learning losses in math, state testing ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Texas students showed improvement in statewide reading scores. Corpus Christi ISD saw gains in math across multiple grade levels. Outcomes from Texas standardized testing this spring show statewide ...