An elementary math problem has divided the internet after an easy-looking equation turned out to be anything but simple. Many X users were stumped by the problem 16 ÷ 4 X 4 - 4, posted by ...

Most students expect to see one professor at the front of the classroom throughout the semester. But for those attending Harvey Mudd College, a STEM-focused institution in California, it’s not unusual ...

I quit my teaching job because of burnout and joined corporate America. After less than a year in an office, I realized I missed teaching and returned to the job. Teaching allows me to be creative, ...

The divide between research and teaching in higher education is often presented as a tension—academics are expected to publish, yet also to provide high-quality teaching. This artificial separation ...

Artificial intelligence-driven tutors, which generally provide answers to objective questions, have demonstrated the ability to boost academic performance. For example, in a study led by Harvard ...

Resilience, resourcefulness, and adaptability: These three skills are arguably the most indispensable to teachers in 2025. As Education Week’s annual project—The State of Teaching—reveals, America’s ...

One hundred years ago a young teacher, John T. Scopes, went on trial in Dayton, Tenn., for violating a recently enacted state law that forbade the state’s educators “to teach any theory that denies ...

When the coronavirus pandemic broke out in the spring of 2020, schools in the United States made a rapid, unprecedented shift to remote instruction amidst a global atmosphere of fear, hardship, ...

The first lady's announcement follows a dramatic shift in her husband's political trajectory. President Joe Biden exited his reelection bid after a lackluster debate performance over the summer, ...

First lady Jill Biden announced Monday she is stepping down from her teaching position at Northern Virginia Community College. "Last Thursday, I taught my last class of the semester, and my final ...