Edutopia

Setting Up Math Activities That Are Connected to Students’ Lives

Middle and high school teachers can explore art, sports, recipes, shopping, and financial topics to show students that math ...
Edutopia

Fun Math and Science Activities for the Early Grades

Teachers can use students’ natural curiosity about animals to create lessons focused on mathematical concepts and science ...
Times Union

SUNY is turning to mandatory tutoring to get students through intro math and writing classes

With a record number of new college students failing their first-year English or math classes, SUNY is redesigning those “gateway” courses. But they are not changing the amount of material students ...
New York Post

Delta launches ‘cheaper’ first-class fares – here’s what flyers can expect

First class is so basic now. This week, Delta Airlines made what it’s calling an “industry-standard” change by making premium seating more affordable. It’s about time. The airline rolled out its ...
Business Insider

I flew 12 hours in Singapore Airlines' first class. Here's what the experience is really like — and whether it's worth it.

First class is meant to remove friction from travel, from the moment you arrive at the airport to the moment you land at your destination. On a recent flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo, I flew ...
Times of San Diego

Amid rise in first-year students unprepared for college math, some UC professors say it’s time to reinstate SATs

This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. About a dozen first-year UC Berkeley students gathered one afternoon last fall inside a classroom in Evans Hall, ...
USNI

First Columbia-class Sub Tracking to 2028 Delivery, General Dynamics Says

The first of the new Columbia-class of ballistic missile submarine is tracking for a 2028 delivery due to improvements in workforce efficiency and the supplier base, General Dynamics officials said ...
Education Week

I Thought I Knew When Students Were Engaged in Math Class. I Was Wrong

“Subtraction!” most of the 3rd graders responded in chorus when asked what operation they needed to use to solve a problem. I noted that 100% of students were engaged and I gave the teacher an ...
Yale Environment 360

Showing the math for Earth’s first — and sudden — spark of life

Isolating the first spark of life on Earth is a matter of biology, geology, and chemistry — but it’s also an amazing math problem. At least, that’s how Varun Varanasi ’24 viewed it when he was a Yale ...
The New York Times

First-Class Seats Drive Airline Profits. It Wasn’t Always This Way.

Airlines used to give away most of their nicest seats, but they have increasingly found ways to persuade people to pay a lot for them. Credit...Christa Jarrold Supported by By Niraj Chokshi Twenty ...
USA Today

USPS may raise price of first-class stamps to over 80 cents

As the U.S. Postal Service continues to face financial difficulties, the price of a first-class stamp could soon increase by 4 cents, the USPS said on Thursday, April 9. The proposed adjustments, ...