Organizational strategies that help students break complex word problems into manageable chunks may be the key to solving them, according to a 2025 study.

SAN FRANCISCO — Regis Philbin, be warned: A national spelling bee champ is stumping game show hosts. Evan O’Dorney, of Danville, tangled with nine of the nation’s brightest young mathematicians and ...

Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

The three-day competition begins Tuesday at the Scripps National Spelling Bee and 14 North Carolina students are among the competitors. HERNDON, VA. — Ask Jae Canetti to recite pi, and the numbers ...

HERNDON, Va. — Ask Jae Canetti to recite pi, and the numbers come out like a blur. Just when it sounds as if he’s about to stop, he takes a deep breath and continues. On and on. Until he’s reached the ...