When mathematics meets aesthetics: Tessellations as a precise tool for solving complex problems

In a recent study, mathematicians from Freie Universität Berlin have demonstrated that planar tiling, or tessellation, is ...
Edutopia

9 Ways to Teach Spatial Thinking Across the Curriculum

Strong spatial skills are critical for everyday tasks and across many careers—they also strengthen students’ math performance ...
Kennebec Journal

Augusta man may have solved ‘impossible’ math problem

An error has occurred. Please try again. With a Centralmaine.com subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active ...
ESPNcricinfo

Six wickets, no runs: The myth and math of Saim Ayub

Kuldeep Yadav's place in the Indian T20I side is not under threat, and neither was Junaid Siddique's while UAE scrambled to keep themselves alive in the Asia Cup. The very idea that these men, so ...
Science Daily

Shocking study exposes widespread math research fraud

A sweeping investigation has revealed widespread fraud in mathematics publishing, where commercial metrics and rankings have incentivized the mass production of meaningless or flawed papers. The study ...
foxbaltimore

Zero students test math proficient in 23 schools, as Maryland boosts funding by $2 billion

Baltimore (WBFF) — Despite massive increases in taxpayer funding, many Maryland public schools are still significantly underperforming on state testing. David Williams, for 32 years, has worked as a ...
Houston Chronicle

New data reveals stark gender gaps in math after the pandemic

For educators determined to narrow the gender gap in math and science, 2019 was a banner year. Across the country, programs specifically designed to give girls exposure to STEM — science, technology, ...
foxbaltimore

For fourth straight year, no students test proficient in math at Baltimore high school

Baltimore (WBFF) — A Fox45 News investigation has uncovered yet another stunning failure in Baltimore City Public Schools when it comes to academic outcomes. Despite a dramatic increase in funding, ...
AllAfrica.com

Ethiopia: 42 Countries Issue Joint Statement to UN Expressing Concern Over Shrinking Civic Space in Ethiopia

Addis Abeba-- Forty-two countries issued a joint statement to the United Nations expressing concern over the human rights situation in Ethiopia, citing restrictions on fundamental freedoms less than a ...
PBS

U.S. high school students continue to lose ground in math and reading, as yearslong decline persists

WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 ...
Wall Street Journal

Twelfth-Grade Math and Reading Scores in U.S. Hit New Low

American high-school seniors’ scores on major math and reading tests fell to their lowest levels on record, according to results released Tuesday by the U.S. Education Department. Twelfth-graders’ ...
Wall Street Journal

Do Sports Explain the ‘Math Gender Gap’?

Journal Editorial Report: Public schools compete for students as more parents opt out. A study of French schoolchildren published this summer in the journal Nature found girls fall behind boys in math ...