Heroes in war against dummy math

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "heir study revealed a [...]

December 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College/University, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Geography, Hispanic, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Sir James Dyson warns over graduate engineer shortage

The Telegraph - Graeme Paton "Britain’s top companies are failing [...]

December 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Engineering, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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South Africa: More Teachers to Be Trained in Maths, Science

All Africa - Staff Writer "The recruitment and training of [...]

December 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Africa, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, South Africa, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Medford schools make mathematics standards more rigorous

Medford Transcript - Nicholas Iovino "Students looking to graduate with [...]

November 29th, 2012|Categories: College/University, Curriculum, Education, High School, Massachusetts, Math, Middle School|Tags: Education, School|

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US Math Achievement: How Bad Is It?

Psychology Today - Nate Kornell, Ph.D. "Children from the United [...]

November 28th, 2012|Categories: Education, Math, Procedural Problems, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK: Other side of Mayo shows why STEM education so important

Bluff Country Newspaper Group - David Phillips "We all know [...]

November 28th, 2012|Categories: Creativity, Education, Engineering, Jobs, Math, Research, Workforce|Tags: Education, School|

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Texas Pre-K Programs Improve Kids’ Elementary Achievement

Education Week - Sara Mead "Really important new CALDER study [...]

November 28th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Child Development, Children, Elementary School, Math, Preschool, Reading, Texas|Tags: Education, School|

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CEOs of Inc 500 Companies Lament STEM Worker Shortages

Education News - Julia Lawrence "CEOs of the companies listed [...]

November 27th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, Engineering, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Skills Gap, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Robert Bennett: One problem America needs to fix — education

Deseret News - Robert Bennett "But we do have a [...]

November 26th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, Engineering, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Summer-born children ‘struggling with maths

The Telegraph - Graeme Paton "Summer-born children are significantly more [...]

November 24th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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