Math teachers at a Queens high school are being forced to pass failing kids, including those who can’t be bothered to show up ...

December 29, 2025 - Betty Reid Soskin was the nation’s oldest national park ranger. She passed away on Dec. 21 at 104 years old. To honor her, we bring you an episode from 2021, about how a California ...

Teachers at Flushing High School claim the school’s grading system is forcing them to pass students who are actually failing ...

For 14 hours in early March, a team of five seniors from York Community High School competed virtually in an international math challenge, up against more than 600 other math teams, many from elite ...

Almost three-quarters of high school students think that they can be good at math if they work hard, but fewer say they follow through with that effort when the work gets challenging, according to a ...

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The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI ) wants to eliminate the “I’m not a math person” mindset with ...

Middle school is often a time of change for students. New friends, new schools, and a time of physical growth during the sticky subject of puberty. It's also a critical period during another sticky ...

Today, almost 80% of 12th graders score below national proficiency standards. And while data science isn’t the main culprit, ...