American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
In the latest release of federal test scores, educators had hoped to see widespread recovery from the learning loss incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, the results, from last year’s…
In Seattle, a Meeting of 5,444 Mathematical Minds
The world’s largest gathering of mathematicians convened in Seattle from Jan. 8 to Jan. 11 — 5,444 mathematicians, 3,272 talks. This year the program diverged somewhat from the its traditional…
In ‘Prime Target,’ Leo Woodall’s Math Checks Out
Leo Woodall is the first to admit that he doesn’t know a lot about math. In the new mini-series “Prime Target,” streaming on Apple TV+, the 28-year-old British actor stars…