Mental math's shortcut—pupil dilation suggests people start solving before all numbers are in

People often solve simple arithmetic problems, such as basic addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, in their ...
Daily Herald

Bears roster tiers: Loveland, Burden join long-term core

When the Bears signed wide receiver DJ Moore to a contract extension ahead of the 2024 season, few, if any, thought he’d spend only two more seasons with the team. That’s the NFL these days. “Not for ...
Sportsnet

Pistons end long stretch of futility with first division title in 18 years

DETROIT — After nearly two decades, and stretches of futility, the Detroit Pistons have won the Central Division again. The Pistons defeated the Toronto Raptors 127-116 on Tuesday to finish a long ...
Berkshire Eagle

A sinkhole that shut down the Division Street bridge in Great Barrington has grown. How long will the span be closed?

GREAT BARRINGTON — A sinkhole on the temporary Division Street bridge has grown since the span was first closed Friday, indicating an "unstable subsurface," Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove said. The ...
Argus Leader

After fights over social studies standards, activists come for math

Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning. The proposed math standards the board was considering — just 36 pages, less ...
Governing

Fight Over Math Standards Emerges in South Dakota

This story about math standards was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and ...
Chalkbeat

After fights over social studies standards, conservative activists turn to math

This story about math standards was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter ...
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After fights over social studies standards, conservative activists come for math

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Susan Gilkerson, ...
AOL

Common vitamin could bring relief from long COVID symptoms, study suggests

Vitamin D supplements may offer researchers a new clue about lingering COVID symptoms that persist after infection, according to a new study. Researchers at Mass General Brigham examined whether high ...
Computerworld

GPT 5.4 solves previously unsolved math problem with help from long-forgotten human research

GPT just keeps getting better at mathematics, increasingly solving the trickiest of problems. In January, AI testing company Epoch AI found that a previous version of the AI model, GPT-5.2 Pro had ...
The Hechinger Report

Alabama made a big investment in elementary math, but underresourced schools still have a long way to go

A fifth-grade student in Ellanise Hines’ class works on calculating the volume of a prism. Credit: Steven Yoder for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for ...