Maths confidence gap leaves UK girls trailing, OECD says

BBC News - Sean Coughlan "The maths ability of teenage [...]

January 23rd, 2014|Categories: Girls, Math, Mathematics, Teens, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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Common Core standards bring dramatic changes to elementary school math

EdSource - Lillian Mongeau "Teaching elementary school math just got [...]

January 22nd, 2014|Categories: Common Core Standards, Education, Elementary School, Math|Tags: Education, School|

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Math still crucial in digital world

The Lethbridge Herald - Staff Writer "Readin’, writin’ and ‘rithmetic [...]

January 13th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Canada, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Digital Learning, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Number of major math changes for California students

The San Francisco Chronicle - Jill Tucker "By fall, traditional [...]

January 13th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Algebra, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Common Core Doesn’t Add Up to STEM Success

The Wall Street Journal - Sandra Stotsky "As Stanford mathematics [...]

January 4th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Math education is getting better, says award-winning teacher

The Seattle Times - Linda Shaw "Math instruction is changing [...]

January 4th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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2014: The year of universal proficiency

Thomas B. Fordham Institute - Michael J. Petrilli "Schools nationwide [...]

January 1st, 2014|Categories: Education, Math, Reading, Reform, School|Tags: Education, School|

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“This new math is stealing their confidence and their dreams” — educators speaks out against new fuzzy math curriculum

The Edmonton Journal - David Staples "A number of professors [...]

December 30th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Common Core — Closing the Math Achievement Gap

EGP News - Peter Schurman "U.S. students’ poor showing in [...]

December 24th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Children’s Understanding of Number Value Starts Early, Study Finds

Education Week - Sarah D. Sparks "Children begin to understand [...]

December 23rd, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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