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Math Games and Puzzles: A Fun Pathway to Strong Math Skills
(Image: File) Math has long been a bane to American students. One way to counteract the difficulty is to discover the subject’s playful side. In this excerpt, a math professor reflects on recreational...
View ArticleMath Games and Puzzles: A Fun Pathway to Strong Math Skills
Math has long been a bane to American students. One way to counteract the difficulty is to discover the subject’s playful side. Manil Suri, a mathematics professor at the University of Maryland who is...
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Move Over, Bedtime Story – Make Room for Bedtime Math
Ahh, it’s officially summer. Soon school will be out—and a lot of kids will be losing up to three months of learning. Summer is traditionally a time of summer reading lists—but have you ever heard of a...
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National Science Foundation’s REU Program Seeks Diverse Candidates
Have you heard of REU? Until recently I hadn’t. Research Experiences for Undergraduates is an extraordinary program of the National Science Foundation that provides research opportunities for students...
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[Watch] Teacher Uses Hip-Hop to Empower Kids in Math and Life
Terrance Sims is a sixth-grade teacher at Milwaukee Excellence. He created a hip-hop video featuring his students to get them, “pumped about being in my classroom.” The video is going viral. (Image:...
View ArticleDetroit’s Downtown Boxing Gym Students See Their Math Skills Soar
Detroit’s Downtown Boxing Gym, founded by Khali Sweeney, is crushing it, as the young people say. The gym is serious when it says its motto is Books Before Boxing—and the math scores of the students at...
View ArticleBlack Girl MathGic Founder Receives $25,000 Grant to Close the Math...
American Express, in partnership with IFundWomen of Color, surprised 100 Black women entrepreneurs with grants of $25,000 and 100 days of resources as part of the “100 for 100” program. Brittany...
View ArticleLooking To Brush Up On Finance Math? These $35 Courses Can Help
Did you know that the overall employment outlook for mathematicians is projected to grow 33 percent over the next nine years? Compared to other fields, that’s shooting way past the average. Plus, with...
View ArticleGet 4TH Of July Savings On This 24/7 Math Tutor Service
Fewer things in life are more polarizing than math. There is such a thing as math phobia, and you’d be surprised to learn just how many people count themselves among the many who suffer from it. But...
View ArticleFormer School Teacher of 30 Years Releases New Book to Help Children With...
Author and local teacher, Valerie D. Johnson, is thrilled to announce the release of her new children’s book, 1 2 3 Count with Me on Granddad’s Farm, which was written to ignite a love of math in all...
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