When it comes to teaching math and science, is the grass always greener across the Pacific Ocean? “I'm working with educators to help prevent students from hating math before they even know what it is ...

A new study reveals that even brief class closures in Japan can widen learning gaps, with low-income boys losing the most ground in math, while strong teachers help bridge the divide. Study: Do class ...

New York students trail their counterparts in several Asian countries and Russia on math tests — and their competitiveness on science exams is even worse. A recent report by the US government’s ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Last month, a national cry of alarm greeted the announcement by the Organization for ...

TOKYO -- An app developed in Japan for people to learn the abacus-method of math calculation skills is gaining global popularity, with more than 8,000 students at home and abroad using the app to ...

When teams of Georgia educators met to discuss how best to revise math education in their state, they agreed to look east for inspiration—the Far East, that is. Obscured by all the debate over the ...

KAWASAKI, Japan (KTRK) -- Giggling and laughter filled every inch of the Toshiba Science Museum. School kids in yellow and blue caps scrambled from one science experiment to another, squealing with ...

Kyoto University of Education Professor Yasufumi Kuroda shows a website with Ukrainian math video content in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on April 27, 2022. (Mainichi/Norikazu Chiba) An educational math video ...

The 1990 Fields Medals, mathematics' most prestigious international awards, were announced on August 21 in Kyoto, Japan, at the International Congress of Mathematicians. Four mathematicians received ...