Here’s a closer look at the facts. CLAIM: “Harvard announced two weeks ago that they’re going to teach remedial mathematics, remedial, meaning they’re going to teach low grade mathematics ...

It’s a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Some educators think it’s because math instruction is stuck in a rut. Procedural, boring and, in some cases, ...

The Math Resource Center is a proud member of the ARC –the Drexel Academic Resource Center– located in Korman. The ARC is an integrated hub of on-campus academic support services focused on providing ...

Starting in the 2025–26 school year, students who took Mathematics Basic (code 241) in Class 10 will be able to pursue Mathematics Standard (code 041) in Class 11. This modification is based on ...

In math, Algebra 1 is a make-or-break course. The class is the gateway to high school math, and struggling to complete it can close off those higher-level pathways—and even jeopardize students ...

House File 784 provides educators with more teaching instruction and resources to create personalized plans for students who have consistently low math scores. All K-6 grade students will be ...

Among them: a puzzling claim that Harvard kids can’t do math. “Did you see that, where the students can’t add two and two and they go to Harvard?" President Trump said on May 23 during an ...

A version of this puzzle originally appeared in the September 1957 issue of Scientific American. Read Gardner's entire column, about the mathematics behind card tricks, here.

In May 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that the tech entrepreneur and former Trump adviser Elon Musk solved an "unsolvable" math problem after a Harvard professor called him "rich but ...

Google DeepMind has used chatbot models to come up with solutions to major problems in mathematics and computer science. The system, called AlphaEvolve, combines the creativity of a large language ...