Back when I was taking math classes, the bane of my existence was always the one homework question that I couldn’t figure out, despite my best efforts. For whatever reason, I got tangled up in some ...

Inside Higher Ed's other coverage of digital learning during the past week includes: This month's episode of the Inside Higher Ed Pulse podcast features an interview with Michael Eiseman, founder of ...

This month's episode of the Pulse podcast features an interview with Michael Eiseman, founder of Algebra by Hand, which allows "drag-and-drop solving" of algebra problems. In the interview with Rodney ...

Last year, when 59 percent of Florida high schoolers who took the state's new Algebra I end-of-course exam passed the test, state officials were pleased. Although the pass rate was better than ...

It's a math teacher’s worst nightmare come true — there's now a newly invented smartphone app that will essentially do a student’s arithmetic homework for them. Created by MicroBlink, PhotoMath solves ...

Students across Washington did some serious algebra work this week — and I mean serious like 400,000 problems in four days kind of work. As part of the Washington State Algebra Challenge, K-12 ...

Technology and mobile computing, while not necessarily a panacea, may be a valuable asset to the future of education. At least, that seems to be the conclusion of a yearlong Algebra pilot program ...

GAINESVILLE | Last year, when 59 percent of Florida high schoolers who took the state's new Algebra I end-of-course exam passed the test, state officials were pleased. Although the pass rate was ...

Tablets have the potential to topple stacks of textbooks, but it can’t happen until publishers start cramming entire curricula into apps. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s new Algebra 1 app, which has a ...

The students in John Fox’s eighth grade algebra class studied for their Monday math test without the help of a textbook – instead, they used handwritten notes and their iPads. “The future of textbooks ...

Over 1,000 Santa Barbara students may be unwrapping iPads this holiday season. Third through sixth graders at Adams, Franklin, and Washington elementary schools and 11th graders at La Cuesta High ...