Kenya: Prime Minister Wants Engineering Taught in Upper Primary

AllAfrica.com - Lordrick Mayabi "Prime Minister Raila Odinga now wants [...]

October 31st, 2012|Categories: Curriculum, Education, Engineering, Kenya, Math, Science|Tags: Education, School|

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Rwanda: Teachers Demystify Maths Phobia in Schools

All Africa - Stephen Rwembeho "Teachers say that students' fear [...]

October 28th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Africa, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parenting, Rwanda, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Hitting a Home Run With Math During the World Series

The Huffington Post - Laura Overdeck "Parents all know to [...]

October 27th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Education, Family, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parenting, Science, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Laurie Rogers: In Defense of Using the Number Line to Teach Negatives

Education News - Laurie Rogers "It’s simple to teach mathematical [...]

October 27th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Elementary School, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parenting, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Trainee teachers to face tougher entry tests

BBC - Hannah Richardson "Entry tests for people wanting to [...]

October 27th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Michigan’s Tougher Curriculum Leads to Lower Graduation Rates

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The introduction of more stringent [...]

October 26th, 2012|Categories: Curriculum, Low Performing, Math, Michigan, Science|Tags: Education, School|

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Cambridge University funded to offer A-level maths help

BBC News - Angela Harrison "Cambridge University has been given [...]

October 25th, 2012|Categories: College/University, Government, Math, Mathematics, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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NASA and Laying the Foundation Team Up to Transform STEM Education

The Sacramento Bee - Laying the Foundation "Under a new [...]

October 23rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Engineering, High School, Learning, Math, Mathematics, Middle School, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Tied in a Mathematical Knot

The Huffington Posts - Tim Chartier "Over the next several [...]

October 22nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘Statistical illiteracy’ leaves citizens at risk of being duped by politicians and businessmen, warns British Academy

The Telegraph - John Bingham "A crippling fear of numbers [...]

October 20th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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