New Report: National Group Cites 4 Pillars to Math Education For Young Kids

A national nonprofit that aims to improve math outcomes for students in pre-K-5 found there are four key elements to ...

Increasing math scores: Why Ontario needs early numeracy screening

Educators in a research partnership have found that early math screening is a helpful teaching tool that helps educators ...
The Verge

Musk says he’s going to open-source the new X algorithm next week

He open-sourced Twitter’s algorithm back in 2023, but then never updated the GitHub. He open-sourced Twitter’s algorithm back in 2023, but then never updated the GitHub. is the Verge’s weekend editor.
U.S. News & World Report

What Is So Special About TikTok's Algorithm?

BEIJING, Dec ‌20 (Reuters) - The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short ‌video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the app's Chinese owner ByteDance ...
Houston Chronicle

ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelley Cotter, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed ...
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How one algorithm transformed science, math, and computing

In a world run by computers, there is one algorithm that stands above all the rest. It powers search engines, encrypts your data, guides rockets, runs simulations, and makes the modern digital ...
CBS News

How Trump Accounts for kids will work and more key details following Dell donation

Trump accounts are a new type of tax-deferred investment vehicle for U.S. children, created under President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" tax and spending bill, which promises $1,000 seed ...
Palm Beach Post

$1,000 to open Trump Account for your baby? Here's what we know so far

All babies born between 2025 and 2028 will get a gift from Congress and President Donald Trump: a $1,000 deposit into a “Trump Account.” Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies, is contributing more ...
TribLIVE.com

Editorial: For too many American kids, math isn’t adding up

Math scores in the U.S. have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them. Unfortunately, many of the strategies they’re using could be making things ...
USA Today

A parent's guide to 'Wicked: For Good': Is it suitable for young kids?

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return as Elphaba and Glinda in the movie sequel "Wicked: For Good." "Wicked" Part 2 hits theaters on Friday, Nov. 21. The movie is less lighthearted and tackles more ...
The Atlantic

‘A Recipe for Idiocracy’

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...