HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A mental math system developed in the 1800's is helping some local students ace standardized tests and win math competitions. But the method isn't taught in most Houston schools.

Shocking stat: 85% of Memphis students struggle with math. Learning Leaps shows Live at 9 how the program is stepping up with a groundbreaking approach that’s getting kids smarter—and fitter at the ...

The system, known as MetroMatemáticas, uses metrology and manufacturing tools to teach algebra, geometry and calculus. The teaching method has generated such interest that a Tucson company is now an ...

“The world is changing. We need to change high school and ... middle school to prepare the students for this new world.” Nahum Correa, left, developer of MetroMatemáticas A new way to teach math ...

It seems every time I turn on my computer I see another article blasting the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Mocking math homework has become self-righteous entertainment. Yes, there are some ...

What is widely considered in engineering circles as an elegant but otherwise useless mathematical strategy from the nineteenth century gets a makeover from a professor and graduate student pair from ...

MANILA, Philippines - In the past years, the Singapore Math method has come to gain popularity in the United States and the world over. Its success has prompted other leading countries to look into ...

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