NYC Solves has faced criticism from educators for assuming kids have mastered skills, leaving some lost and frustrated.
These days, large language models can handle increasingly complex tasks, writing complex code and engaging in sophisticated reasoning. But when it comes to four-digit multiplication, a task taught in ...
A new study digs into why modern AI models stumble over multi-digit multiplication and what kind of training finally makes ...
Dr Reyaz Ahmad                  Math fluency is no longer just about speed in mental calculations or rote memorisation of ...
Two effective manipulatives that can be used to support fractions and base 10 learning are base 10 blocks and Cuisenaire rods ...
Numberphile revived an ancient multiplication trick—halves and doubles—also called Egyptian or Russian math, where you repeatedly halve one number and double the other. After crossing out rows with ...
President Donald Trump once again repeated claims that his administration has lowered drug prices by hundreds and even thousands of percentage points — despite such price reductions not being ...
This holiday-themed brainteaser looks simple, but it's quietly tripping up adults everywhere I’ve been out of school for decades, and I don’t spend my days solving equations (I’m more of a word person ...
Mary Ellen Klas’ Bloomberg opinion piece about American education was a blessed relief (“America needs an education moonshot,” Jan. 4.) ...
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 ...
Researchers tested the accuracy of five AI models using 500 everyday math prompts. The results show that there is roughly a 40 per cent chance an AI will get the answer wrong. Artificial Intelligence ...