Helping with homework used to be so easy. Back in the day, little ones sidled up to mom or dad and asked, “How do I do this?” It was all about spelling “ sky” or telling them, “Well, sweetie, if you ...

Gut instinct for numbers works in animals, too. March 16, 2014— -- Find algebra difficult? Well, think about this: Scientists find that even 5-year-old kids can do it. Now do you feel better? If ...

DECATUR - Using blue pawns and red cubes, four children ranging in age from 7 to 11 solved three algebra problems most students don't encoun ;ter until junior high. What really astounded the teachers ...

While educators and policymakers debate whether 8th graders can be readied to learn algebra, Sigrid B. Frawley sits in front of her kindergartners with a magic bag. She puts three tokens in the bag ...

News of a subtle quadratic equation breakthrough has brought algebra forward from the very back of many people’s minds, and algebra is always part of the “when will I ever use this?” rubric people use ...