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You’re staring at the screen. It’s a quadratic equation that seems to mock your confusion. The clock’s ticking. Homework’s ...

“Not a lot of people like math” said Araceli ... a pitfall he said can hurt students’ problem-solving abilities. That old way resurfaced in Luján’s own life when his son asked a teacher for a ...

Given every two years to a sample of America’s children, the National Assessment of Educational Progress is considered one of ...

MathGPT is one of those tools every student (who studies any math course) should try at least once. It offers one of ...

Examining mistakes gives students a chance to discuss misconceptions openly and find new approaches to solving problems.

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A magic trick that nobody wanted: the reappearing gender gap in K-12 students’ science and math scores. Beset by problems and ...

Gifted programs could be shutting out millions of high-performing Black and Latino children from low-income families. Can ...

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