The three-day competition begins Tuesday at the Scripps National Spelling Bee and 14 North Carolina students are among the competitors. Ask Jae Canetti to recite pi, and the numbers come out like a ...

Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

After reading Pete Pichaske’s article (“A new way to teach spelling,” March 7), I felt spurred on to reframe the issue of mathematical literacy. Ineffective teaching strategies for spelling have also ...

Exercising isn't just good for the body, it could boost brainpower as well. A new study in the Netherlands found that adding activities such as running and jumping jacks while kids learn mathematics ...