After President Donald Trump used the word “retarded” recently, social media posts including the term tripled, fueling a trend that has disability advocates on edge. A new report finds that a ...

An engineer for New York Times Games has been trying to teach artificial intelligence to understand wordplay more like a human. By Shafik Quoraishee Shafik Quoraishee is a machine-learning engineer ...

Trump doubled down on his use of the derogatory insult while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Nov. 30 Pete Marovich/Getty; Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Donald Trump said 'I think ...

A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

Bugs and scientists have long been oddball allies in the effort to understand decomposing bodies, but there's a catch. When a person or animal dies, insects can detect that death faster than humans ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

You probably don’t need more time. By Jancee Dunn When I look back on all the major decisions I’ve dithered over, I could scream. It took me a decade to commit to becoming a parent. I wavered for a ...

1 Mathematics Department, Halil Inalcık Science and Art Center, Ministry of National Education, Bursa, Türkiye 2 Elementary Education Department, Education Faculty, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, ...

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 ...

Berkshire Hathaway's McLane Company has historically underperformed, but recent margin and profitability improvements are encouraging. Despite revenue declines, McLane's profit margins and return on ...