The central limit theorem started as a bar trick for 18th-century gamblers. Now scientists rely on it every day.

Does “choice” in Idaho mean vouchers for private-school tuition or publicly funded remote learning that has brought AP classes and advanced math to the state’s rural reaches?

Rainy days don’t have to mean boredom or endless screen time. With a little creativity, you can turn an afternoon into an opportunity for fun, learning, and bonding. Whether your kids love to move, ...

Connecticut lawmakers are weighing a statewide, bell-to-bell ban on student cellphones, and schools are split on whether it helps ...

Artificial intelligence is a game changer across many fields these days and mathematics is no exception. Yet, the rapid acceleration of its ability to solve some of arithmetic’s most challenging ...

Exploit timelines have collapsed and AI is compressing them further. A growing body of research suggests credit and loan ...

Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez sat down with GBH's Morning Edition to chat about new graduation requirements, low enrollment rates, and more.

The wealth tax will not save the hospitals or fix Medi-Cal. It will only accelerate the departure of taxpayers California is dependent on.

What would you do if you woke up on a spaceship light-years from Earth without knowing why you're there? Based on the New ...

The rainforests in northeast Australia are some of the most protected in the world – they haven't been logged in nearly 40 years. But after decades of measuring these forests tree by tree, scientists ...

A slate of new series aim to tap into kids’ shifting interests—and perhaps spark the next generation of scientists, inventors ...

A nationally representative Education Week survey found that 56 percent of educators believe that “off-task behavior on laptops, tablets, or desktops is a major source of distraction that cuts into ...