“Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below middle-school level increased nearly thirtyfold, ...
People constantly use calculation and number sense in everyday life, often without even realizing it. For instance, it can ...
Math scores in the U.S. have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them.
For years, math was something you either get or you don't. But it doesn't have to be that way, according to several Green Bay ...
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Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSNOpinion

Editorial | Lower expectations, lower skills for UC students

Uh oh. Many freshmen at a top University of California campus can’t manage to do middle-school math. An analysis by a joint faculty-administration committee on student preparation at UC San Diego ...
What if the famous P vs NP problem isn’t just about algorithms but about the observers trying to solve them? Research ...
If the newest round of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores has taught us anything, it’s that waiting for scores to drift back up to pre-pandemic levels is not a strategy. Twelfth ...
For 35 years, Ron Roher coached nearly year round at Lexington (Ill.) Junior High School, leaving his mark on the school and ...
We asked teachers around the country how they’re handling the giggles, shouts, and sometimes intense disruption caused by the ...
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Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSNOpinion

McCloskey: Lack of spelling tests fails kids

This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...