A well-known example was when women's education groups objected to a talking Barbie that declared, among other things, "Math class is tough!"

VOA: special.2009.04.06

Those with ring fingers longer than index fingers did better on the math part of a standardized test than the reading part.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

Their goal was to make a television show that would teach young children about subjects like reading and math in a way that was entertaining and fun to watch.

VOA: special.2009.11.27

He tells these teenagers the key to being an astronaut is having a solid background in math and science.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

She finds it gives young students a chance to discover - rather than be taught - math concepts.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

"It's a curriculum that helped Singapore math students skyrocket to number one by the 1990s and that's where they've stayed ever since."

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

By intensively training more teachers, he says,he hopes more students will get a chance to experience this new approach to learning math.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

We have a step-by-step procedure we follow." (VOICE) Gertie Walls started teaching Singapore Math to her students a couple of years ago.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

Scott Baldridge, an expert on this approach. Baldridge has designed a training program for elementary school math teachers who want to use it.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

The president called for a greater emphasis on math and science education in a speech to the National Academy of Sciences in April.

VOA: standard.2009.11.24

One group of elementary school math teachers gathered recently in Baker,Louisiana to learn more about Singapore Math, a curriculum they have recently begun to teach.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

"We will ask all states to put in place a plan to adopt and certify standards that are college and career-ready in reading and math."

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

With Khan's help, the cousin got good at math, and Khan launched a new career.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

Singapore Math is a curriculum modeled on the way math is taught in Singapore.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10