President Donald Trump is now openly dangling the prospect of wiping out the federal income tax, telling supporters they may ...

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 ...

A University of California San Diego report warns that roughly one in eight incoming college students can’t meet middle school math standards. It found that the number of students needing to take ...

President Donald Trump’s proposal to send Americans $2,000 checks funded by his sweeping tariffs is under fire for not adding up. Trump, 79, pledged to send rebates to U.S. citizens who are “low and ...

When the digital revolution first hit classrooms in the early 2010s—and more schools began issuing laptops or tablets to students for individual use—online learning seemed to promise a faster, easier ...

Donald Trump won’t stop lying about his dangerous plan to decrease drug prices in the stupidest way possible. “This is something that nobody else can do,” Trump said during a reception with members of ...

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‘Burger King mom’, who went viral for running busy restaurant solo, has been fired US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in his smuggling case Loni Anderson's ...

A global learning crisis is unfolding, with millions of children worldwide lacking basic reading and math skills. UNESCO's report reveals that six in ten children globally are not proficient by the ...

It’s an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren’t. Tanya Evans, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said he is not a “great mathematician,” but he might be in this case. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took questions from members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on ...