Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that ...
eWeek

Meet the 24-Year-Old Who Raised $64M to Build an AI Mathematician

Carina Hong, 24, raised $64 million to build an AI mathematician that discovers new theorems and solves century-old problems.
Alaska Public Media

Mat-Su eyes longer classes, fewer teachers for sixth graders

PALMER — Mat-Su students entering middle school next year could have longer class periods and see fewer teachers each day ...

John Bell was one of Belfast’s greatest ever thinkers and ranks among the most important physicists of the 20th century, so why have you never heard of him?

He disproved one of Einstein’s toughest theories, was regarded as a genius and died in the year he was nominated for the ...
The Globe and Mail

Ontario students faring poorly in math, standardized tests reveal

Half of Grade 6 students and 42 per cent of students in Grade 9 in Ontario did not meet the provincial standard for math in the 2024-25 school year, according to the latest standardized test scores.
USA Today

Dictionary.com names '6-7' as 2025 Word of the Year. Here's what it really means.

Dictionary.com has announced its 2025 Word of the Year, and if you're not up to speed on this year's slang, you may be puzzled by the outcome. The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word ...
Montgomery Advertiser

What is the 6-7 joke? Gen Z and Gen Alpha teens can’t stop saying this 2025 slang phrase

If you've been hearing your teens or children muttering '6-7' under their breath or posting it nonstop on TikTok and Instagram, you're not alone. This new Gen Z phrase, paired with a double-hand ...
CNN

The ‘6-7’ meme can be annoying. But kids are shouting it for good reason

Not since 69 has a number caused this much disruption. “6-7,” pronounced “six-seveeeeen,” is haunting school halls across the country (including South Park Elementary), making it the Gen Alpha ...
Wall Street Journal

The Numbers Six and Seven Are Making Life Hell for Math Teachers

The meme exploded into youth culture with a video of a boy who delivers a giddy “six seven” at a basketball game. CAM WILDER The name of this fall’s most obnoxious classmate: Six Seven. Math teacher ...
New York Post

What does ‘6 7’ mean? The new ‘brain rot’ slang kids are saying

A new viral trend has taken social media by storm, and now it’s creeping into classrooms across Australia. It’s called the “six seven” trend. While the name suggests numbers, there’s no math involved.
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NSF Pours $74M Into 6 Math Research Institutes

The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing over $74 million in six research institutes focused on the mathematical sciences and their broad applications in all fields of science, technology and ...
Indiatimes

6 in 10 children can’t read or do basic math: Why they’re attending school but not learning

A global learning crisis is unfolding, with millions of children worldwide lacking basic reading and math skills. UNESCO's report reveals that six in ten children globally are not proficient by the ...