In October 2024 Luke Durant, an independent researcher in San Jose, Calif., announced that he had discovered the largest known prime number—so enormous it would take years to write out in full. One ...

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Philadelphia students' math scores have improved over the past three years and student attendance is on the rise, according to preliminary student performance data for last school year shared at a ...

Six months of author read-alouds, free literacy activities, book giveaways, and a nationwide challenge to read 100 books. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the ...

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WASHINGTON — A decade-long slide in high schoolers' reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders' scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, ...

High schoolers’ reading and math scores dropped to the lowest level in decades, along with declines in science scores from eighth graders, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress ...

A decade-long slide in high schoolers' reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders' scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to ...

High school students, especially 12th graders, are reading and learning math and science at historic lows, according to a new report from the National Assessment of Education Progress. The new report, ...