Schools that are good at teaching math are also good in reading — and vice versa

The 74 reports that schools excelling in math also tend to excel in reading, indicating a strong correlation between subject ...
The New York Times

The Algebra Problem: How Middle School Math Became a National Flashpoint

Top students can benefit greatly by being offered the subject early. But many districts offer few Black and Latino eighth graders a chance to study it. By Troy Closson From suburbs in the Northeast to ...
Education Week

California Adopts Controversial New Math Framework. Here’s What’s in It

The California State Board of Education voted to adopt a new—and much-debated—math framework on Wednesday, concluding a years-long process that involved three drafts, prompted hundreds of suggested ...
Quanta Magazine

‘Once in a Century’ Proof Settles Math’s Kakeya Conjecture

Consider a pencil lying on your desk. Try to spin it around so that it points once in every direction, but make sure it sweeps over as little of the desk’s surface as possible. You might twirl the ...
Delco Times

GoFundMe started for former Swarthmore professor killed in Upper Darby bicycle accident

Eduard “Teddy” Einstein, who died in a crash Dec. 3 on Providence Road, joined Swarthmore’s Mathematics & Statistics ...