Does learning music help with math? Hundreds of elementary school students in California’s Alpine Union school district are finding out, using a math-and-music program that includes keyboard instrument exercises. Read more

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Those student food investigators from Trinity High School in Manhattan are at it again, this time uncovering even less appetizing results than during their probe two years ago.

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The National Science Foundation, aiming to modernize the teaching of computer science, is developing a new high-school introductory computer-science course as well as updates for Advanced Placement courses. The goal is to train 10,000 high-school teachers over the next four years to implement the modernized courses.

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A $5,000 grant from the American Association of University Women lets the University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee, repeat last summer’s successful STEM Summit, which drew 60 middle school girls.

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The new school’s name is a mouthful, but the point of it is to make science and math easier for kids to digest — and even like.

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A program that lets teachers experience zero gravity aboard a 727 has been shown to help them spark student interest in math and science.

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Efforts to improve math scores in urban areas have essentially stalled, according to results in the biennial National Assessment of Educational Progress, the “gold standard” of tests.

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A new study reports that intensive reading programs can strengthen the brain’s “white matter” — nerve fibers that carry information.

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Culling data and other 21st century skills are key elements of a New Jersey school district’s program to teach critical thinking and problem solving.

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