California, along with many other states and nations, has experienced a dramatic increase of student interest in data and computer science careers. Along with the broader tech industry, these fields ...

Helping students see how what they are learning in school is relevant to their lives, hopes, and dreams enhances motivation. It can also be challenging to teachers who are tasked with covering a lot ...

Chance Harrison and Jaylen Garibay, seniors at Rio Mesa High School, compare data and work on an analysis they collected on student stress levels. Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report The ...

Two Farragut High School Seniors were among 300 chosen in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search math and science ...

EdSource · How one student got her middle school to change its name (rebroadcast) When the state’s standardized test scores were released in October, there was little reporting on or discussion of ...

OXNARD, Calif. — On a Wednesday morning in December, Dale Perizzolo’s math class at Adolfo Camarillo High School was anything but quiet. Students chatted about the data analysis they performed on ...

Video shows students using computer models and working with lab equipment. A passion for research, hands-on experience in labs conducting your own experiments, the practical application of theory, and ...

As different initiatives, priorities, and efforts to change teaching and learning in schools come and go, one challenge remains constant: Time is a finite resource. In elementary schools, especially, ...

Fifty years ago, “fractal” was born. In a 1975 book, the Polish-French-American mathematician Benoit B. Mandelbrot coined the term to describe a family of rough, fragmented shapes that fall outside ...

Education officials from around the state, including Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, celebrated the opening of the Edward O. Wilson Science Research Center at the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science in ...

Many animals have a sense of quantity, but they don't count or do math the way humans do. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...