Crowded around a workshop table, four girls at de Zavala Middle School puzzled over a Lego machine they had built. As they flashed a purple card in front of a light sensor, nothing happened. The ...

In much of the country, the stereotype that boys do better than girls at math isn’t true — on average, they perform about the same, at least through eighth grade. But there’s a notable exception. In ...

After two decades in the education system as a math teacher, principal and administrator, Atiyah Harmon noticed a problem: young Black girls in middle school were increasingly disinterested in ...

Minnesota girls’ math skills fell nearly half a grade level behind boys in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis of standardized test scores. The Associated Press looked ...

A small, regional program that originated in Philadelphia public schools is committed to eradicating racial and gender inequality in K-12 mathematics. Black Girls Love Math is focused on encouraging ...

Just before the pandemic struck, girls had overtaken boys' scores in math and finally closed the long-standing gender gap in a subject that is a gateway to the fields of science, technology, ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As national reports show math scores for elementary and middle school students slipping faster than the U.S. average, one local campus is working to spark renewed interest, and ...

In essence, Girl Math is a community of women and girls who explain their often-unreasonable habits under the umbrella of the female experience. Getty Images “I wear a cute outfit but don’t take any ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Despite persistent stereotypes, girls in the United States now perform just as well as boys on standardized tests in math, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, "There just aren't ...

Only about 2 percent of all science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers are held by Black women. Philadelphia native Atiyah Harmon is on a mission to exponentially increase this ...

"It's important for parents and teachers to know about these results." As more and more advocates and organizations work to dispel the myths that boys are better at math than girls or that women don't ...

The Philly school-based nonprofit pushes Black and brown girls to pursue passions in science, technology, engineering and math. A small, regional program that originated in Philadelphia public schools ...