Parents who are anxious about math can still help their children learn the subject when given the right tools, according to research from current and former University of Chicago scholars. Following ...

Most people who receive Social Security benefits get their checks every month and don’t really think about it much after. We are all more or less versed in the knowledge that our Social Security ...

This post originally appeared on the Inside School Research blog. There’s an almost unlimited supply of public service sites to help parents to talk to their kids about the tough subjects, like drugs ...

The term "computer" used to be applied to humans that performed calculations by hand. It's still important for today's kids to still know how to, say, multiply without using their calculators (or ...

Duah: Using puzzles, both at home and in classrooms, can restore the often-forgotten truth that learning happens in ...

New research that tracked high school juniors in Los Angeles Unified found that those who took math as seniors — from algebra to advanced calculus — were better positioned to enroll and stay in ...

While literacy is often seen as a cornerstone to scholastic achievement, and many parents devote a lot of time and energy into nurturing their small child’s love of reading, studies show that ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. A few years ago, when Alex, an academically minded Manhattan mother, first ...

What is it like to be a Black girl learning math in U.S. schools? News stories tell us some of the worst examples, such as a school resource officer dragging a teenager across the floor or a teacher ...

Students from families with little interest in math benefit more from a school intervention program that aims at increasing math motivation than do students whose parents regard math as important. A ...