Lagging U.S. students need more rigorous math

MSU Today - William Schmidt, Nicole Geary, & Andy Henion [...]

December 11th, 2013|Categories: Algebra, Common Core Standards, International, Math, Mathematics, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Cultural stereotypes making girls ‘too nervous’ to stick with maths and physics

The Telegraph - Steve Hawkes "Writing in today's Daily Telegraph, [...]

December 9th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Gender, Girls, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Tips to make math more enjoyable for young learners

The Star - Kristin Rushowy "If you’ve got a problem [...]

December 9th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Educators call for changes to help boost math skills

Metro News - Staff Writer "Growing worry over falling math [...]

December 7th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Canada, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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American high school students slip in global education rankings

Fox News - Greg Palkot "The influential Paris-based Organization for [...]

December 6th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Science, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Early math matters: Top researcher discusses his work

EdSource - Lillian Mongeau "A study showing that early math [...]

December 5th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Child Development, Childhood Education, Early Education, Math, Mathematics, Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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Harnessing the Power of Competition to Improve Math Performance

Education Next - Kelly Robson "Though our spendthrift ways with [...]

December 4th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Australia’s poor school results spark fresh debate about education funding

The Guardian - Daniel Hurst "Australian high school students have [...]

December 4th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Australia, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Funding, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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PISA and Occam’s Razor

Education Next - Michael Petrilli "The UK is falling behind [...]

December 3rd, 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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The math problem: How educators want to improve skills of students, teachers

The Star - Louise Brown "Growing worry over falling math [...]

December 2nd, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Canada, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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