1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (490+ words) While Sudoku is the most popular puzzle, a math education professor cites other options. Sudoku, invented in the U.S. in the late 1970s but renamed and popularized by the Japanese puzzle magazine Nikoli, is probably the most well-known of these math puzzle…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (342+ words) Student theater can be a gold mine for promoting mentorship, confidence and creativity in a rushed, screen-oriented culture, one expert says. In smaller schools and districts, this mentoring dynamic can be less formal, taking the form of theater teachers bringing…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (405+ words) Some 95% of school nutrition directors are concerned about the financial sustainability of their meal programs, School Nutrition Association data shows. As the federal focus on school nutrition continues to take aim at ultra-processed foods, school nutrition directors are increasingly reporting…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (392+ words) Previously, districts could only serve fat-free and low-fat milk in school meals due to concerns surrounding high cholesterol and obesity in young people. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, said in a Monday statement…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (304+ words) The Trump administration announced last year that the USDA would no longer produce future "redundant, costly" reports on household food insecurity. Food insecurity among households with children slightly rose between 2023 and 2024, according to recently released data from the U.S. Department of…...