For some students, math can be a tough subject. But now, some schools are offering math lessons in the form of dance, and the concept is taking off. The combination is the brainchild of dancer and MIT ...

Figuring out the optimal mix of fun activities and academic tutoring in after-school programs is always a challenge, but a Massachusetts Institute of Technology undergraduate has created a program ...

If enthusiasm, excitement and joy are indications that students are learning and engaged, then SHINE for Girls must be succeeding. Friday afternoon at Garces Memorial High School’s dance studio, the ...

Over the years, Kirin Sinha has heard the same question from her mostly male professors and classmates: “Why didn’t you get deterred along the way?” Sinha, a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of ...

BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-ExaminerMath professor Sandra Fital-Akelbek (left) and students Jason Frekcleton (center) and Ben Sherman practice moves in a math dance class at Weber State University on ...