It’s wild to think that a math puzzle from the 1200s is now helping power AI, encryption, and the digital world we live in. Every November 23, math lovers celebrate Fibonacci Day, a nod to the ...

Both the dreams of young people and the reality of jobs have changed dramatically over the last 30 years, moving math success from optional to a necessity. But the way we educate children hasn’t ...

Next month, a panel of University of California professors in the sciences and math will give their recommendations on the contentious issue of how much math high school students should know before ...

Math didn’t come naturally to Kiahna Roberts — not when she was younger. She didn't give up, though. It fueled her motivation to succeed. “It made me want to do better in math,” Roberts says. “I kept ...

While a majority of teen girls believe they excel in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math, very few would prefer to pursue a career in those fields, according to a new study. A ...

Who invents tomorrow’s future is being decided in today’s classrooms. But after the pandemic, major tests show girls’ scores ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero, ...

The solutions to many of the world’s greatest challenges — present and future — lie in the scientific realm. Sacramento State’s College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM) meets next-generation ...

The article was updated March 5 to include the letter from high-tech executives supporting the Algebra II requirement. It also clarifies that AP Statistics is for students who have completed Algebra ...

Helping students see how what they are learning in school is relevant to their lives, hopes, and dreams enhances motivation. It can also be challenging to teachers who are tasked with covering a lot ...

The school year has started again. The high school in my neighborhood is bustling with activity again. The marching band practices on the parking lot early in the morning. Cars with teenage drivers ...

Together, the N.I.H. and the N.S.F. had a nearly $60 billion annual budget for funding future breakthroughs in science and ...