Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

Teacher education often receives criticism for being too theoretical. Many students lack more training in how to teach in practice when they enter schools. They now receive this at the University of ...

Asking students to explain how they arrived at an answer is a powerful strategy for making a concept more memorable.

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NPR's Scott Simon talks to John Hogan, professor of applied mathematics at the University of Bristol, about his research on the "Golfer's Curse" - when a ball looks like it's been sunk, but spins back ...

Building better readers should involve more than teaching the core components of early literacy—these five strategies are grounded in science and tested by expert educators.

Next week's pre-winter arctic plunge might be a sign of things to come for the Eastern U.S., as several key weather patterns will converge to bring early bone-chilling cold and potentially more ...