Many students appear to be completing assignments faster while learning less from them. This conclusion comes from one of the largest studies of how generative AI is changing student behavior and ...

A bill moving through the California Legislature would test students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an effort ...

The role of homework has long been debated in education—what’s its purpose? How much is too much? Is it effective? As schools ...

A bill aimed at revamping Ohio's math education at a time when many Ohio students are falling behind may become law after ...

In this video I walk through the five free math websites I use most with my class and for at home practice. I explain how I set up XtraMath for fact fluency, then move students into Happy Numbers for ...

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

One afternoon earlier this year, my 11-year-old son was sitting at his laptop and working quietly on his math homework. At least, that’s what he was supposed to be doing. When I glanced at his screen, ...

Federal survey data suggests that the amount of math homework assigned to fourth and eighth grade students, in particular, has been steadily declining for the past decade. Credit: Stanislaw ...

While every parent wants their child to thrive academically, many underestimate just how challenging their homework can be. This was a lesson one parent learnt first-hand when their youngster sought ...

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Chance Stone is the project manager at the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), heading a high-profile initiative to improve math performance in the state's public schools. Stone is happy to ...

Earlier in my career, I consistently assigned what many of us think of as traditional math homework: a worksheet with 20 similar problems or a textbook page full of several repetitive problems. This ...