NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 12, 2026--
World Math Day, the world’s largest online mathematics competition, kicks off in many parts of the globe on March 25. Thanks to the International Date Line, however, the global competition will start in the U.S. on March 24 and teachers can start registering their students now. Over the years, this fun, free international celebration of math has seen over 10 million students answer more than 1 billion questions. It is hosted annually on the Mathletics platform.
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“For 18 years, World Math Day has brought together millions of students in an epic celebration of math and learning,” said Katy Pike, Mathletics Chief Product Officer at 3P Learning. “Students and teachers from all over the globe, unified by the common language of numbers, come together on World Math Day to learn and play.”
The mission of World Math Day is to get kids excited about mathematics and see it as inspiring and enjoyable, rather than overwhelming or boring. In the United States, it is particularly important that we bring fun back into learning mathematics to get students back on a growth trend of improved performance. In recent years, U.S. students have struggled on national and international assessments and the most recent NAEP scores show students still remain below pre-pandemic levels.
“Events like World Math Day are one way to bring excitement around math back to the classroom, and when joy comes back into learning, assessment scores improve,” added Pike.
World Math Day officially kicks off at 6:00 a.m. AEDT on March 25 in Australia, which is where 3P Learning’s world headquarters is based. It runs at various times around the globe for the next 48 hours. Starting on March 12, teachers and their students who have pre-registered will have free access to the Mathletics platform so they can practice with the question format and hone their math fluency skills.
During the 48-hour competition, students complete twenty 60-second Live Math Challenges, the goal being to get as many of those questions as possible correct. There are questions for many different abilities. Teachers simply register their class and then put students into the appropriate category for their skill level. Prizes are given based on individual and school ranking and participants can track their progress on a Live Leaderboard.
The 2026 theme, United by Numbers, celebrates the belief that everyone can learn and excel at mathematics when given the right support. Teachers and students need not be Mathletics users to participate since access to Mathletics is provided free to all registrants starting March 12.
Learn more about World Math Day or register at https://www.3plearning.com/world-maths-day.
About Mathletics
Mathletics is the world’s leading online math program, proven to boost student engagement and help students achieve better math results in just 15–30 minutes per week. Recognized with multiple international awards and used by over 120,000 educators worldwide, it builds learners’ confidence through engaging online activities, games and exciting mastery challenges. Working at each student’s individual level, Mathletics provides the extra maths support they need in the classroom or at home, offering a complete course from fundamentals through to extension.
To learn more, please visit https://www.mathletics.com.
About 3P Learning
3P Learning ( https://3plearning.com ) is a global leader in online education for school-aged students offering a multi-award-winning suite of programs in reading (Reading Eggs) and mathematics (Mathletics and Mathseeds). With over 18,000 schools in 130+ countries using its solutions, 3P Learning combines 20+ years of research and educator expertise to offer students better ways to learn and achieve real results.
World Math Day, the world’s largest online math competition, starts March 25 in Australia and runs for 48 hours at various times throughout the globe. Join millions of students around the globe for this fun, FREE math event. Free access to the competition platform starts March 12: https://www.3plearning.com/world-maths-day.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday quashed Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in January, a severe blow to an investigation that has already attracted strong criticism on Capitol Hill.
The investigation into testimony last June by Chair Jerome Powell about a $2.5 billion building renovation has also delayed Senate consideration of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's pick to replace Powell when his term ends May 15.
Judge James Boasberg said that the government has “produced essentially zero evidence to suspect Chair Powell of a crime” and called its justifications for the subpoenas so “thin and unsubstantiated" that they were simply a pretext to force Powell to cut rates, as Trump has repeatedly demanded.
“There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas’ dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell either to yield to the President or to resign and make way for a Fed Chair who will,” he wrote.
The unprecedented investigation into Powell and the Fed is the latest in a series of moves by the Trump administration pressure the central bank, which has for decades been considered as independent from day-to-day politics. Trump has also sought to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Fed's governing board, after a member of his administration accused her of mortgage fraud, though no charges were ever filed. The Supreme Court has blocked Cook's firing for now.
Boasberg's ruling blocks U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who issued the subpoenas, from obtaining records from the Fed related to the building renovation. Pirro blasted the ruling at a news conference and said she would appeal it.
Pirro said an “activist judge” has quashed the subpoenas, and has “neutered the grand jury’s ability to investigate crime“ and leaves Powell “bathed in immunity.”
“This is wrong and it is without legal authority,” she said.
The Justice Department’s investigation centers on testimony last June by Powell before the Senate Banking Committee, when he was asked about cost overruns on the Fed’s extensive building renovations. The most recent estimates from the Fed suggest the current estimated cost of $2.5 billion is about $600 million higher than a 2022 estimate of $1.9 billion.
Powell at the time disputed that the renovation included “rooftop gardens ... VIP elevators” and other amenities. But administration officials charged that earlier construction plans included some of those features, suggesting Powell was either lying or hadn't filed updated building plans.
Pirro, in her news conference, said she wanted to investigate “an atrocious cost overrun of $1 billion" but has so far been thwarted from doing so by Boasberg's decision.
Powell revealed the investigation in an unprecedented video Jan. 11, which prompted Senator Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican and member of the Banking committee, to block consideration of Warsh until the investigation is dropped.
Tillis said the ruling confirmed “just how weak and frivolous the criminal investigation of Chairman Powell is.” Tillis has vowed to blockade all Federal Reserve nominees until the criminal probe into Powell is dropped.
“We all know how this is going to end and the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office should save itself further embarrassment and move on,” Tillis said Friday. “Appealing the ruling will only delay the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chair.”
Tillis has also said that he has compiled a list of seven members of the committee who were present the day Powell testified, and none considers themselves “victims” of a crime.
In his ruling, Boasberg said he offered to let the government submit further evidence against Powell directly to him, so that they wouldn't have to tip their hand to the Fed or Powell. But the government declined to submit evidence under those conditions.
“The Court is thus left with no credible reason to think that the Government is investigating suspicious facts as opposed to targeting a disfavored official,” the judge wrote in his ruling.
Boasberg, who was nominated to the bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, has been at odds with the White House on other legal fronts since Trump returned to office last January. The Justice Department sought Boasberg’s removal from a high-profile case in Washington after he barred the Trump administration from carrying out a wave of deportation flights under wartime authorities from an 18th-century law.
Trump called for Boasberg’s impeachment, calling him an unelected “troublemaker and agitator.” The president’s searing criticism of Boasberg prompted a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts, who rejected calls for impeaching judges.
AP Writers Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, and Seung Min Kim contributed to this report.
FILE -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
FILE - Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
