TV August 18 'Wonder Years' star Danica McKellar became a mathematician to find value 'outside of Winnie Cooper' Danica McKellar starred in the show "The Wonder Years" as Winnie Cooper. She made a decision to take a break from acting, go to college and become a mathematician.
NASA May 10 Scientists want to launch depictions of nude humans to aliens Scientists have studied the possibility of broadcasting a new message into outer space – including the image of nude human figures – with the hopes of reaching extraterrestrial life.
Media April 19 Acknowledging ties to 'segregation,' 'systems of oppression' key to fixing math education, organization says The National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) stressed the need for a social justice-based curriculum in a recent statement.
EDUCATION December 9 Professor sounds alarm on liberals' 'woke math' movement: We're 'going backwards culturally' Erec Smith, co-founder of "Free Black Thought," argues that the woke movement in math education is regressive and a step backwards culturally.
US October 15 13-year-olds' reading, math scores decline for first time in national test's history Math and reading test scores for the nation's 13-year-old students fell between 2012 and 2020 for the first time in the nearly 50-year history of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) long-term trend (LTT) assessment, according to results released Thursday by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
HEALTH September 24, 2021 Exercise and weight loss: Why working out may not help as much as you think For every 100 calories burned as a result of working out, the study says most people will net fewer than 72 calories burned, according to a new study published in Current Biology.
Math August 14, 2021 Civics teacher blasts school districts weakening proficiency requirements, says kids need high standards U.S. high school teacher Jeremy Adams sounded off Friday about several Democrat-led states and counties weakening academic curriculums through changes like no longer docking late assignments, eliminating honors classes and instructing educators to reconsider “preconceived biases” about mathematics.
Viral July 30, 2021 Viral brain teaser, predicting which card you'll choose, stuns TikTok: ‘How is that possible?’ TikTok user @its_tilton posted a video earlier this month asking viewers if he could predict what card they would land on.
EDUCATION July 16, 2021 California's GOP Reps push back on state's controversial 'equity in math' program GOP lawmakers expressed major concerns with the proposed plan for public schools to "phase out" the option for students to enter accelerated or advanced mathematics classes and require students to study at the same level until junior year of high school.
EDUCATION July 13, 2021 California backtracks on woke math curriculum overhaul after stern opposition California is set to push back implementing an overhaul of its mathematics curriculum after opponents argued the plan needlessly inserts politics into lessons.
