AI models are starting to crack high-level math problems

Over the weekend, Neel Somani, who is a software engineer, former quant researcher, and a startup founder, was testing the math skills of OpenAI’s new model when he made an unexpected discovery. After ...
al.com

The math problem: Kids are behind. How can schools catch them up?

This story is part of a series reported by AL.com, The Associated Press, The Christian Science Monitor, The Dallas Morning News, The Hechinger Report, Idaho Education News, The Post and Courier in ...
Texas Monthly

Is There a Better Solution to Our Public Schools’ Math Problem?

This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our Schools Actually Need.” Humans have been learning math for thousands of ...
Inc

Researchers Gave Math Geniuses 5th Grade Math Problems. It Didn’t Go Well

I have a friend who’s a world-renowned mathematician. He doesn’t think like me. Or you. Or, indeed, anyone else I know. This is a good thing — certainly for him. Especially as mathematicians of one ...
Yahoo

Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes

Math teachers have to accommodate high school students' different approaches to problem-solving. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Among high school students and adults, ...