That joyfulness can extend even to the more mundane lessons, like learning new vocabulary, which historically has involved ...

After a full year of hectic news, original trends and nonstop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word: “slop.” On Dec. 15, Merriam-Webster announced “slop” as the 2025 Word of ...

Abstract: Since math word problem (MWP) solving aims to transform natural language problem description into executable solution equations, an MWP solver needs to not only comprehend the real-world ...

Abstract: Recently, researchers in the field of math word problem (MWP) solving have reported performance metrics for various large language models (LLMs) on benchmark datasets, with some models ...

Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. An obscure university report has ...

Have a child turning five years old in 2026? Then great news: Beginning December 9, 2025, you can apply to New York City public elementary schools for the 2026–2027 school year! Every City child born ...

Undergraduate students across North America sat down on Saturday to write a grueling six-hour math exam, many of them unlikely to solve a single problem. The notoriously brutal William Lowell Putnam ...