Mathematics
North Kingstown math teacher named state Teacher of the Year

Jun. 17, 2021 12:11 PM EDT
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A North Kingstown High School math teacher who during the coronavirus pandemic helped lift student morale was named the state's...

WVU receives grant to study pandemic-era tutoring

Mar. 08, 2021 04:15 AM EST
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University will get a $307,000 grant to study best practices for online tutoring in science, technology, engineering and...

FILE — In this Thursday Jan. 21, 2021 file photo Mike Douglass, left, gives Kent Kjestrom a haircut at East J Barbers in Sacramento, Calif. California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly explained the math behind the state's calculation of when it is safe to lift it's stay-at-home order and overnight curfew, during a news briefing Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
California discloses math behind easing stay-at-home order

By Don Thompson Jan. 26, 2021 02:18 AM EST

Rural schools struggling virtually push return to classroom

By Peter Cameron Of Wisconsin Watch Jan. 23, 2021 01:01 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Andy and Amy Jo Hellenbrand live on a little farm in south-central Wisconsin where they raise corn, soybeans, wheat, heifers, chickens,...

FILE - In this June 13, 2020, photo, President Donald Trump is shown on a video screen as he speaks to United States Military Academy graduating cadets during commencement ceremonies in West Point, N.Y. More than 70 West Point cadets have been accused of cheating on a math exam taken online when they were studying remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesman at the U.S. Military Academy says 55 cadets admitted cheating on the calculus exam in May. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, Pool, File)
More than 70 West Point cadets accused of cheating on exam

Dec. 21, 2020 06:29 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2020 file photo, students demonstrate during a rally to call on New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to keep schools open. Classroom doors will open for elementary school students next week, but middle school and high school students in New York City won't return to in-person learning until after the holiday break, De Blasio said Monday, Nov 30. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Study: Students falling behind in math during pandemic

By Carolyn Thompson Dec. 01, 2020 12:04 AM EST

Pandemic postpones national math, reading tests until 2022

By Kantele Franko Nov. 25, 2020 06:49 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — National reading and math tests long used to track what U.S. students know in those subjects are being postponed from next year to 2022...

FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, Dr. Sara Cody, Santa Clara County Public Health Officer, speaks during a press conference in San Jose, Calif. A California community college instructor with ties to the far-right, anti-government "boogaloo" movement was ordered to stand trial on charges that he sent threatening letters to a county health officer during the coronavirus pandemic. Judge Linda Clark ordered Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, that 55-year-old Alan Viarengo, of Gilroy, be held to for trial for one felony count each of stalking and threatening Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody, the Mercury News reported. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group via AP, File)
Math teacher to stand trial in harassment of health officer

Nov. 06, 2020 05:33 PM EST

Tennessee projects big math, reading drops due to COVID-19

Sep. 23, 2020 06:07 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee education officials on Wednesday predicted a big hit to student learning due to interruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...