Regular abacus classes have been restored at a handful of elementary schools around the country, credited with boosting math scores.

The abacus is gaining traction in Australia as parents seek to boost their children's maths performance with after-school classes.

These children haven’t picked up this amazing speed in mental arithmetic at school. It’s at abacus training classes that these children have picked up these skills. Parents and guardians in the city ...

Abacus training not just helps in strengthening a child’s mathematical capability but also aids in developing the necessary skill set to take on the challenges posed by the world.

Parents in Japan who are having their children start early on learning the abacus hope that it will improve both calculation and concentration.