Some want to be doctors, others teachers, some are still thinking about different careers. But one thing teens at the Calculus Project have in common is an understanding that math matters. The ...

BROOKLINE — It was a gray morning in July, and most of their peers were spending the summer sleeping late and hanging out with friends. But the 20 rising 10th graders in Lisa Rodriguez’s class at ...

BRAINTREE - Did you like doing math in school? Many people didn't. But a non-profit in Massachusetts is increasing the number of students of color and low-income students in advanced level math ...

Braintree, Massachusetts, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Calculus Project, a nonprofit organization that develops and executes research-backed strategies that improve mathematics education for ...

We hear all the time about project-based learning. But how does it really work? Of all the tools humans have ever created to help describe and understand our world, few are more useful than ...

It's a Saturday afternoon at Boston University’s School of Education, where Elliot Kastner, a former Dartmouth College football player turned mechanical engineer, is addressing a group of students. He ...

The AP Calculus class at Marina High School recently completed their 3-D art projects under the direction of teacher Richard Boogar. Boogar said the project is designed to give students a real world ...

After noticing a lack of African American, Latino and low-income students in high level math classes, former Belmont High School Dean of Students Adrian Mims lead a team of teachers and school leaders ...

Three years ago, Orange County school administrators decided they needed to help more minority students tackle high school calculus, a class that can pave the way to lucrative careers in engineering, ...

Caleb Vitalus always liked math, even if it was sometimes difficult. He liked the order it provided, the step-by-step way it untangled problems. “It’s like a story being told for me. I like getting to ...

Imagine walking into a math classroom. Everything is quiet, students are diligently writing and reading and thinking. You hear the rustle of paper, scratching pens, and the occasional student shifting ...

Lisa Rodriguez teaches Algebra II and Pre-Calculus Honors and is co-director of the Calculus Project at Brookline High. Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...