Kenya: Majority of students in both primary and secondary schools loathe mathematics. Unfortunately, maths is compulsory in our education system. Many students will score straight As in all subjects, ...

December 29, 2025 - Betty Reid Soskin was the nation’s oldest national park ranger. She passed away on Dec. 21 at 104 years old. To honor her, we bring you an episode from 2021, about how a California ...

As an educator who has taught mathematics for over two and a half decades across India and Bhutan, I have often faced a familiar — and frustrating — question: “Why should we study mathematics?” It is ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

As her 7th graders wrapped up the school year this past spring, Louisiana math teacher Lerinda Baham was finishing a class of her own—a 50-hour teacher training in middle school math. With the ...