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College algebra is a requirement at most universities, but one in three college students fails the course. The Kansas Board of Regents is exploring a new system that would align math requirements to a student's field of study.
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Using math to interpret music is not new — Pythagoras supposedly discovered the connection between ratios and consonant sounds back in the 6th Century…
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LAWRENCE, Kansas — Faculty, students and alumni are pleading with the University of Kansas not to ax a teacher-training center slated to become the next…
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A teenager wakes up, gets ready for school. Slips a smartphone into her pocket on the way out the door.Her day may well include some biology or chemistry,…
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There's good news for a Kansas City elementary school that wasn’t sure how it would continue a successful tutoring program that helps transient students…
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Segment 1: Are we taking the wrong approach to education research?Results-oriented education research often overlooks the side effects that accompany…
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Kansas has some of the highest education achievement standards in the country, but students are struggling to reach that high bar. The new report from...
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Today, we speak with a University of Kansas student who won an international competition focused on designing a spacecraft capable of reaching Mars and…
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Missouri S&T senior Dajae Williams is helping other students learn a complex math equation through rap.In a YouTube video uploaded on the Rolla campus’…
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Meet a soon-to-be-NASA engineer from Missouri who raps about math.Plus: what are the smells of KC, both past and present? We explore the rich tapestry of…
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A new math class being piloted by dozens of high schools across Kansas seeks to save students stress, time and money when they reach college.Currently,…
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John F. Kennedy had a dream of sending a white man, a black man and an Asian to the moon. Ed Dwight, a KCK native, came close to being the black man on…