Mathematics
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Ontario court upholds mandatory math test for new teachersOntario's top court has upheld the validity of a mandatory math test for new teachers, saying that a lower court decision calling it unconstitutional was based on incomplete data.EducationNov 28, 2023
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University of Regina celebrates ‘Pi Day’ by handing out free piesFrom pumpkin to Saskatoon berry, pies are handed out, thrown in faces and being eaten in a pie-eating contest at the University of Regina for Pi Day.EducationMar 14, 2023
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How can parents keep their daughters interested in STEM? Encourage curiosityYouth Science Canada and Engineers Canada are pushing to get more girls interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and keep them interested past high school.FeaturesMay 18, 2021
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First Nations STEM mentorship program opens to Ontario high school studentsThe head of an agency that gives technical advice to First Nations in Ontario hopes a new mentorship program will open young Indigenous people's eyes to their own potential.EducationMay 4, 2021
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He’s serving 25 years for murder, and he’s become a math whiz behind barsChristopher Havens, a high school drop out, discovered his gift for mathematics while incarcerated for murder. In January he had an article published in an academic math journal.CommentaryMay 16, 2020
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How to teach your kids math at home using things like games and cookingNow could be a chance for both of you to enjoy mathematics and think of the mathematics all around you, say education professors Jennifer Holm and Ann Kajander.CommentaryMay 2, 2020
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Women in STEM: the ongoing struggle against inequalityInternational Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated annually on Feb. 11 and helps shine light on a workforce where there are still far more men than women.EducationFeb 11, 2020
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‘Grow my understanding’: Grade 9 girls explore STEM career options in CalgaryExplore STEM is a program that engages girls in science, technology, engineering and math careers.EducationMay 15, 2019
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Ontario considering mandatory math testing for all teachersThe government passed legislation Wednesday that will require all aspiring teachers in Ontario to pass a math test before receiving their licence to teach.EducationApr 4, 2019
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Karen Uhlenbeck becomes first woman to win Abel Prize, math’s top awardU.S. professor Karen Uhlenbeck is the first woman to win the Abel Prize, math's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, since it was first awarded in 2003.WorldMar 20, 2019
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