BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The New York State Education Department's computer-based testing program is now back in the spotlight as mathematics tests begin. Students in third through eighth grades have to ...

Two decades ago, a new way of teaching math drew interest and caught fire across higher education. Instead of having students sit in a lecture hall listening to a professor walk through mathematical ...

A new federal report raises questions about the effectiveness of computer-based math and reading programs, including a popular algebra course used by Snohomish County schools and touted by the ...

Do the computer-based exams that are increasingly prevalent in K-12 education measure skills and knowledge as accurately as traditional paper-based tests? With news that millions of students who took ...

Has the math brand become toxic? That was the provocative question posed by Conrad Wolfram in a blog post earlier this summer. “Sadly,” he wrote, “I’ve started to conclude that the answer is yes.” ...

Spring break is over, and for students in elementary and middle schools across Long Island, it's not just back to the books. This week and a portion of next week are defined in part by the state math ...

President Obama earlier this year announced a new initiative, “Computer Science for All,” to empower a generation of American students with the computing skills they need to thrive in a digital ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. It’s testing season for New ...

Expand the application of computing and computational thinking at an R1 flagship technological university where STEM research is at the heart of everything we do. Learn from caring and skilled faculty ...

Quick: what’s 4 + 5? Nine right? Slightly less quick: what’s five plus four? Still nine, right? Okay, let’s wait a few seconds. Bear with me. Feel free to have a quick stretch. You’ve just performed a ...