St. Bonaventure University hosted the regional phase of the 2026 MATHCOUNTS competition, a national contest for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students, Saturday, Feb. 14. Contestants worked both ...

Breckenridge High School students are making their mark in the Minnesota Math League, showcasing strong performances and a commitment to academic excellence. The Minnesota Math League is designed to ...

A year after his parents were killed in a plane crash, Maxim Naumov delivered a strong men’s short program at the Winter ...

Urban legends about how much students and people hate math might be exaggerated. While we're in school, many of us consider the subject impenetrable. However, at least in England, mathematics has been ...

Minersville High School recently hosted a MATHCOUNTS competition to select a team to represent the school in the Anthracite Regional Competition at Penn State Schuylkill in February. Five students ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) --Student's at Sharp Creek Elementary are proving that learning can be both fun and competitive after becoming state champions in the Prodigy Challenge. The challenge ...

Students in Jacqueline Echeverria Cab’s third-grade class at Flowery Elementary School are riding high after being named the California state champions in a prestigious math competition. Jacqueline ...

Mr. Smith drove at a steady clip along the highway, his wife beside him. “Have you noticed,” he said, “that those annoying signs for Flatz beer seem to be regularly spaced along the road? I wonder how ...

Elgin Community College hosted its largest-ever Math Integration Contest on Dec. 5. For the first time, dual-credit students from local high schools joined ECC students in the competition, reflecting ...

Elementary school is an interesting time. Kids are just starting to develop their own social lives and learn who they are away from home. Unfortunately, it’s also a time in life that is notorious for ...

Children who count on their fingers between ages 4 and 6 1/2 have better addition skills by age 7 than those who don't use their fingers, suggesting that finger counting is an important stepping stone ...

Finger-counting is a key "stepping stone" to higher math ability for youngsters, say scientists.