Getting ready for entrance tests can be one of the hardest things a student has to do in school. You’re on the edge of a cliff, and the next step you take will decide the course of your life. Students ...

A simple math problem sparked heated debate on Chinese education forums two years ago.

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Introducing new math concepts via already-worked examples can give students a significant boost in learning. But choosing the right problems makes a big difference. An analysis earlier this year of ...

I owe my Blue Devil title to financial aid. I don’t order from Doordash, I rarely dine out and I spend my work-study earnings on flights to Pakistan and flex points for laundry. People tell me this ...

Word problems are often described as “math stories” and can put complex mathematical operations into a more approachable form for students. But students often struggle when they see a combination of ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: David M. Perry is a journalist, historian and co-author of “The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe.” He is the associate director of undergraduate studies in the history ...

This problem looks simple but if you look a little deeper you will see that there are some small changes that regularly trips up students. The Most Common Mistake Students Make Rational Expressions ...

A year ago, I received an invitation from the head of counseling services at a major university to join faculty and administrators for discussions about how to deal with the decline in resilience ...