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US math teachers view student performance differently based on race and gender

Teachers hold different views on why girls are good at math than they do for boys. Maskot via Getty Images by Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, University of...

Homeschooled kids face unique college challenges − here are 3 ways they can be overcome

Homeschooled children don’t always get a well-rounded curriculum. miniseries via Getty Images by Kenneth V. Anthony, Mississippi State University and Mark E. Wildmon, Mississippi State...

The luck of the puck in the Stanley Cup – why chance plays such a big role in hockey

A mathematical approach known as ‘true score theory’ can assess the contribution of luck to a team’s overall success. by Mark Robert Rank, Arts &...

New approach to teaching computer science could broaden the subject’s appeal

Language arts students can program chatbots for literary characters. shironosov/iStock/Getty Images Plus by Lauren Margulieux, Georgia State University Despite growing demand for computer science skills in professional...

Math teachers hold a bias against girls when the teachers think gender equality has been achieved

by Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, University of Southern California; Ian Thacker, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Joseph Cimpian, New York University The Research Brief...

Girls still fall behind boys in top scores for AP math exams

by Kadir Bahar, University of Georgia The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea After decades of growth, the number of...

Dunkology 101: How the NBA could take a more a scientific approach to scoring the slam dunk

by Justin Barber, University of Kentucky I grew up watching some of the greatest slam dunk artists in the world. Shawn Kemp was one of my...

Blending social justice into math curriculum stirs debate In U.S.

As politicians debate about critical race theory in school curriculums, another controversy is happening over how mathematics is taught, especially to students of color,...

NASCAR effort focuses on math, science for kids

WASHINGTON (AP) — It takes a lot of geometry and physics to get a race car to go 200 laps at speeds that can...

Self-effacing Obama hails science fair achievers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama confessed to feeling a little bit, well, unaccomplished. There was the catapult-armed mannequin who shot three-point baskets, the 18-year-old...

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