Organizational strategies that help students break complex word problems into manageable chunks may be the key to solving them, according to a 2025 study.

Wrestling with Word’s equation editor can be frustrating, but it doesn’t have to be. A few simple tricks can make typing and formatting math equations a breeze—no more clunky menus or endless ...

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

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Click the Insert tab In the Symbol group, click the Equation button and select insert new equation from the drop-down menu. Word will show the equation tab, which contains all the equation tools. Yes, ...

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