Groundbreaking Black mathematician Gladys West, who helped develop the algorithms behind GPS, died Jan. 17 at age 95. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Marvin Jackson, who co-wrote West's memoir.

Cassidy has asked 35 institutions about incoming students' math abilities, citing a "crisis" in K-12 math education.

Take the pressure off of problem-solving with engaging thinking games that encourage students to work together to find ...

A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

On Friday, Musk filed a notice on remedies sought in the lawsuit, confirming that he’s seeking damages between $79 billion ...

Author Shawn Peters blends clarity and rigor to make data structures and algorithms accessible to all learners. COLORADO, CO, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Vibrant Publishers ...

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room A report about declining math preparation at UC San Diego has been generating hysterical headlines in national news outlets. The steep drops ...

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 ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Jason Riley and Dan Henninger. Remember when the University of California kicked off a trend by eliminating the SAT test as an ...

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...

Math scores in the US have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them. Unfortunately, many of the strategies they’re using could be making things worse ...

The number of first-year students at the University of California, San Diego, whose math skills fall below a middle school level has increased nearly 30-fold over the past five years, according to a ...