The average American parent’s science and math knowledge taps out around the sixth-grade level, according to new research. When asked to estimate the grade they’d be placed into for both math ...

As the nation faces a science and technology talent shortage, the earlier students get exposed to these subjects, the better.

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers are some of the highest-paying, fastest-growing professions on the job market. In 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported ...

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This rural Arkansas elementary and middle school teacher gives her students rich STEM experiences by using a creative mix of ...

Vol. 29, No. 1, Special Issue: Relational reasoning in STEM domains: What empirical research can contribute to the global dialogue (March 2017), pp. 119-140 (22 pages) Although the gender gap in math ...

Fifty-eight percent of parents said their child has asked for their help with math Homeschooling is not so easy. The average American parent’s science and math knowledge taps out around the ...

More than 40 years ago, Shirley Malcom and her colleagues at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) called wide attention to challenges for Black Americans, especially for ...

Are boys innately better in math and science? New research looks at brains of children while they do math to help us get answers - read about the findings.

Researchers have found that the reason there are more undergraduate men than women majoring in physics, engineering and computer science is not because men are higher achievers. On the contrary, the ...

Brain scans of 104 boys and girls doing basic math tasks found no gender differences. The finding adds to the evidence that boys and girls start out with equal ability in math.