Two local schools get top marks in national rankings

Two local schools have been ranked the top-performing schools in a national list, alongside meeting above expectations in ...
Edutopia

Using Interviews to Gain Insight Into Students’ Math Thinking

Elementary teachers can talk with students one-on-one to probe their thinking and learn things that might be missed with traditional assessments.
Morning Call PA

Lehigh Valley school leaders say online testing, middle-school math alignment impacted test scores

Test results show a tale of two school systems across the Lehigh Valley, with suburban districts Southern Lehigh and Parkland ranking in the top 10% statewide and the large urban districts of ...
Bentley University

Math Placement Process

As part of the university’s core curriculum, Bentley requires all students to earn 3 credits of math to meet the Foundation for Success requirement. Students interested in quantitatively intensive ...
Great Falls Tribune

Fewer than half of Montana primary students meet proficiency standards

Fewer than half of Montana students in grades 3 through 8 are at or above grade-level proficiency standards in language arts and math. That’s according to the first statewide results of a new ...
KPBS

UC San Diego is trying to solve a remedial math problem

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...
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UCSD has to offer middle-school math classes to freshmen

There’s been a significant shift in the math preparedness of incoming college students at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). According to a new report from the school’s ...
Inside Higher Ed

UC San Diego Sees Students’ Math Skills Plummet

The number of first-year students at the University of California, San Diego, whose math skills fall below a middle school level has increased nearly 30-fold over the past five years, according to a ...
AOL

New NY math guidelines tell teachers to stop testing kids on problem-solving speed to curb ‘anxiety’

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...
EdSource

Despite test score gains, California students still lag behind pre-pandemic levels

EdSource · How one bilingual educator’s childhood trauma fuels his fight for inclusion Five years after the Covid pandemic closed schools and pushed students into a year of distance learning, ...
The Register-Guard

Oregon students show small gains in state testing but is it enough?

Every fall, Oregon Department of Education releases data from the spring's standardized testing. Students in grades 3-8 and 11 are tested in English language arts and math. Science is only tested in ...