Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When faced with a complicated math problem, one fourth-grader decided to pass on answering, instead invoking the “girl code.” Last ...

Every now and again, homework takes social media by storm. Sometimes it’s a young child’s vexing assignment, or a classic brain teaser. But the problem above that’s stirred such debate is really just ...

The teachers handed the parents an assignment, on fourth-grade fractions. One mother tapped her fingers and furrowed her brow. Parents put their heads together over a white board and debated whether ...

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com ...