I found an iPad browser that finally puts a desktop-like experience on Apple’s tablet

Beam adds plenty of desktop-grade browsing flair on the iPad, while throwing its own unique set of features into the mix.
WECT

North Carolina proposes career-focused math classes to eliminate ‘I’m not a math person’ mindset

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) wants to eliminate the “I’m not a math person” mindset with career-focused classes. NCDPI is proposing a new ...
KQED

To Boost Math, Schools Try Having Young Children Change Classes for the Subject

BATON ROUGE, La. — About two dozen second graders sat on the carpet at the front of Jacquelyn Anthony’s classroom, reviewing how to make tens. “Two needs eight!” the students yelled out together. “Six ...
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A building trick learned in math class

A simple construction tip rooted in high school math that helps improve accuracy and efficiency on building projects. Sometimes the basics really do matter. Have you used math like this before? UK is ...
WRAL

‘Not a math person’: NC wants to make math classes more relevant to students entering the real world

Proposed changes to North Carolina's math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public high schools and emphasize real-world problem-solving in all grade levels. The ...
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Touhou Cirno’s Perfect Math Class Used to Promote McDonald’s

Like previous parody songs, the lyrics have been changed to reflect the menu item in question. Cirno advertises the three types of cheese that are in the pie (cheddar, gouda, and Camembert). Instead ...
Wall Street Journal

The College Students Who Can’t Do Elementary Math

Kids in elementary school learn—or are supposed to learn—how to add fractions and round numbers. But many students at the University of California, San Diego—a top public university ranked sixth ...
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 ...
The Daily Signal

Thanks to the Woke Math Movement, Some Freshmen at UCSD Can’t Do Grade-Level Math

A new report from the University of California, San Diego has ignited a viral conversation on social media, because it demonstrates the alarming lack of preparation among incoming freshmen for college ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

UC San Diego, a giant in science, is struggling with freshmen who can’t do basic math

UC San Diego says it’s struggling to deal with a large and growing number of freshmen whose math skills are below middle-school level, leaving many unprepared to thrive at an institution famed for its ...
New York Post

College kids’ math skills worse than ever, California finds — blame our pass-the-buck public schools

The University of California at San Diego reported that students with below middle-school level math skills increased by "nearly thirtyfold" from 2020 to 2025. NuPenDekDee - stock.adobe.com What ...
Hackaday

Teaching Math With 3D Printers

We’ve often thought that 3D printers make excellent school projects. No matter what a student’s interests are: art, software, electronics, robotics, chemistry, or physics, there’s something for ...