The Latest Breaking News from Math

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles public school program that officials portrayed as a major success for helping struggling young students improve academically is being substantially dismantled by Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, who says it's too costly and not particularly effective.

The buzz around the technology is "palpable," yet some are still playing it safe.

Math has been Barry van Neel's gift as he shares the struggles of learning when growing up in school as rap helped him learn.

Mike Afdahl would like to see SAMR evolve into a model where students are creators rather than consumers of knowledge.

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

Arcademics is an educational games platform built to make learning maths, language and more, fun.

Researchers created a mathematical model showing how worms can untangle themselves from each other.

Ernie Ball Music Man-toting guitarists Christine Goodwyne and Andy Anaya chime in on the digital vs analog debate and how their playing was informed by the fact that “YouTube can teach you everything you need to know”

A study published in April found most hormonal contraceptives could lower their dosages by 92 percent yet still suppress ovulation, based on mathematical modeling.