New federal test scores show younger students are making gains in reading and math — after years of declines. "I think this is an optimistic release," Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the ...

The best-yet test of artificial intelligence’s mathematical mettle has released its first official round of results. The verdict is that large language models (LLMs) are emerging as useful—albeit ...

The Towson University undergrads stared at the quadratic formula projected onto the board. It seemed to be taunting them. x = [-b ± √(b² – 4ac)] / 2a Their instructor, Cristina Packard, had already ...

Faculty members at the University of California are calling on the UC system to bring back standardized tests in its admissions process. KPBS education reporter Katie Anastas says it comes as more and ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Cecilia Lopez Alvarado was scrolling through Reddit one evening in her dorm room when she came ...

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Are high school students getting the preparation they need for college math? The question, long a focus of study in K-12 math education and policy, is now the subject of a Senate inquiry. Sen. Bill ...

It’s no secret that students worldwide use AI chatbots to do their homework and avoid learning things. On the flip side, students can also use AI as a tool to beef up their knowledge and plan for the ...

Latrenda Knighten has always liked math. As a child, she remembers breezing through timed tests ‒ high speed, low stakes assignments that challenge students to complete a number of simple problems in ...

A report about declining math preparation at UC San Diego has been generating hysterical headlines in national news outlets. The steep drops in math performance of incoming students, highlighted in a ...

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