Parents face an increasingly difficult decision: embrace technology in children’s education or protect their developing brains. New research from cognitive neuroscientists provides a clear answer. The ...

U.S. schools spent $30 billion on educational technology in 2024, roughly 10 times the amount they spent on textbooks. By one ...

What's the best way for children to learn arithmetic—memorizing number values and multiplication tables, or studying math at a deeper, conceptual level? Educators have long debated the merits of these ...

Kids are learning machines…but how do they do it? Cognitive scientist Elizabeth Bonawitz is helping us understand how ...

A new Stanford study suggests math struggles may be about more than numbers. Children who had difficulty with math were less ...

Dyscalculia, characterized by deficits in number sense and calculation skills, affects approximately 5%–7% of the population ...

Proficiency in early math skills lays the groundwork for more advanced mathematical abilities, and socioeconomic disparities in these skills are apparent even before children begin formal schooling (e ...

Contrary to popular belief, children aren't better at learning new skills than adults. Indeed, young adults seem to learn faster than kids -- but also tend to forget more quickly. Here, better sleep ...

Cognitive training can help improve student engagement and performance, while building a foundation for robust brain health in the future.