Federal data shows post-pandemic student math scores are still down. Maine education officials are responding with a new effort to show students that math has real-world relevance.

JACKSON, Miss. - Eighty-five percent of Mississippi third graders passed their 2024-2025 reading assessments after the school year's final retest, the state's Department of Education announced Friday.

A dad in Texas turned to social media for help after becoming increasingly confused by a third-grade math problem set for his child as homework. Marty posted a screenshot of the problem to Reddit ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island students posted modest gains on this year’s standardized tests, though only about one in three are meeting proficiency standards in math and English language ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Nation's Report Card shows nationwide declines in both math and reading, with 12th-grade reading scores falling to their lowest level since 1992. "Education is so important, and ...

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

City officials are crowing over gains on the 2025 reading and math exams, but the state lowered the passing benchmarks for some students — raising questions about boasts of substantial academic ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana educators are celebrating the significant improvements third graders have made when it comes to literacy rates. The Indiana Department of Education called it an “unprecedented” ...

We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...