Two years ago, leaders at Center City Public Charter School’s Congress Heights campus made a decision to offer more advanced math classes to some of their oldest students.

Nine math teachers were nominated by administrators and faculty for our Teacher of the Week poll and now it's up to you to ...

Columnist reflects on childhood nutrition lessons, from “Mulligan Stew” to 4‑H, and how those early teachings still shape how she thinks about food.

People often imagine a creative genius as someone who dropped out of high school and drew in a poorly lit café or as a ...

What sets Finnish racers apart isn’t just raw talent or nerves of steel. It’s their uncanny ability to calculate risk at high speed, blending instinct with mathematical thinking in the split seconds ...

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Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with mixed success — to calculate exactly ...

If math was never your strongest subject, take a number. But veteran teacher Courtney Phillips discovered math is hidden in an ancient game. In 20 years as a 4th grade teacher, she observed that math ...

Proposed changes to North Carolina's math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public high schools and emphasize real-world problem-solving in all grade levels. The ...

A first-generation immigrant who left a career in finance to follow his passion for teaching has written an eye-opening new memoir of his experience navigating what he calls "wokeness" in the U.S.

The start of a new school year brings adjustments to routines and schedules for students. Students are encouraged to learn life lessons beyond academics, such as being a friend and taking ...