The students in John Fox’s eighth grade algebra class studied for their Monday math test without the help of a textbook – instead, they used handwritten notes and their iPads. “The future of textbooks ...

GAINESVILLE | Last year, when 59 percent of Florida high schoolers who took the state's new Algebra I end-of-course exam passed the test, state officials were pleased. Although the pass rate was ...

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Back when I was taking math classes, the bane of my existence was always the one homework question that I couldn’t figure out, despite my best efforts. For whatever reason, I got tangled up in some ...

Educators and school leaders know that exposing students to a robust STEM education is of the utmost importance. Today’s schools are increasingly mobile, whether students are given devices through a ...

Inside Higher Ed's other coverage of digital learning during the past week includes: This month's episode of the Inside Higher Ed Pulse podcast features an interview with Michael Eiseman, founder of ...

It's a math teacher’s worst nightmare come true — there's now a newly invented smartphone app that will essentially do a student’s arithmetic homework for them. Created by MicroBlink, PhotoMath solves ...

This month's episode of the Pulse podcast features an interview with Michael Eiseman, founder of Algebra by Hand, which allows "drag-and-drop solving" of algebra problems. In the interview with Rodney ...

Tablets have the potential to topple stacks of textbooks, but it can’t happen until publishers start cramming entire curricula into apps. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s new Algebra 1 app, which has a ...