A 10-year-old Wisconsin boy dialed 911 for help with his math homework, specifically a problem involving decimals and the concept of one-tenth. Officer Kim Krause initially explained 911's purpose but ...

Common Core math is mysterious for many parents — even those who are good with numbers Common Core math aims to teach students the reasons behind math formulas Seasoned parents urge others to stick ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

RALEIGH -- I knew that we would get here eventually, but I had no idea that I would be struggling with my child's math homework in the first grade. In my defense, I simply wasn't prepared for the ...

A mom of two was left mortified after her attempts at helping her son with his math homework ended in disaster. Roxanne Campeau from Montreal in Canada was left red-faced after her 9-year-old son Jax ...

Nov. 22 (UPI) --A Wisconsin sheriff's deputy came to the "rescue" of a 10-year-old who called 911 to ask for help with math homework. The Shawano County Sheriff's Office said on social media that a ...

She’s ready for any emergency — even a math meltdown! A 911 dispatcher in Indiana sprang to the rescue when a boy called, frantically needing help with his mind-numbing math homework, according to NBC ...

U.S. 4th grade teachers assign less math homework than their colleagues in other nations but their students get more help with it. These are among the findings of a preliminary research study ...