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In 2023-24 at Samish Elementary, only 21% of students were consistently showing grade-level knowledge. The next year, that number jumped to 44%. School officials credit targeted efforts by teachers ...

Archaeologists working in northern Mesopotamia say they have uncovered visual patterns that look a lot like structured ...

A winter bird count links tradition, science and climate data — with one cold day ending in a rare snowy owl sighting.

Ancient pottery reveals early farmers were using math thousands of years before numbers, embedding geometry and patterns into ...

Elementary teachers can talk with students one-on-one to probe their thinking and learn things that might be missed with traditional assessments.

Some people think 2+2=5... and they might be right. A statistician explains how abstract math can have real-world limitations.

The Phoenix Mercury have become a surprising WNBA playoff contender after a significant roster overhaul. Coach Nate Tibbetts' strategy involves a fast-paced offense and using forward Alyssa Thomas as ...

The idea of an animal that can count or do math might sound like something out of a viral news story or TikTok video. But a sense of quantity, sometimes called "numerosity," appears across a ...

During debate on the Senate floor, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) spoke Republicans' Big Beautiful Bill, and tore into their budgetary process in drafting the legislation. Trump’s justice department issues ...

According to Development and Research in Early Mathematics and Education, reading picture books to your kids is a great way for kids to explore and be introduced to mathematical concepts. Besides ...