Cédric Villani is one of France's top mathematicians, working across several fields of the discipline. He's won a number of titles and awards for his work. A professor at Claude Bernard Lyon 1 ...

In October 2024 Luke Durant, an independent researcher in San Jose, Calif., announced that he had discovered the largest known prime number—so enormous it would take years to write out in full. One ...

Obviously, these are not topics that are outside the syllabus or the test blueprint,” he explained. WAEC’s provisional results for the 2025 WASSCE show that more than half of the candidates — 220,008 ...

A new report from the University of California, San Diego has ignited a viral conversation on social media, because it demonstrates the alarming lack of preparation among incoming freshmen for college ...

The University of California at San Diego reported that students with below middle-school level math skills increased by "nearly thirtyfold" from 2020 to 2025. NuPenDekDee - stock.adobe.com What ...

A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

In “Do Sports Explain the ‘Math Gender Gap’?” (op-ed, Sept. 8), J.T. Young speculates whether “the way we teach math is somehow biased against girls.” A related issue is that recent teaching ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Fifteen years after the calamitous rollout of the Common Core math standards, the once-derided strategy has ...

I enjoyed reading your recent discussion with Alex Baron, “How Much Autonomy Should Teachers Have Over Instructional Materials? ” In particular, I was struck by your skepticism about whether ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala.--The Army Aviation Center of Excellence announced an aeronautical rating date issuance change July 3. According to the Army Military Personnel (MILPER) Message No. 25-264, effective ...

After a day spent cuddling, carrying, consoling, and serving as a human jungle gym, many mothers reach bedtime feeling “touched out," physically and emotionally depleted from constant contact. Their ...