One of the few things that unites Americans across the political spectrum in this age of partisan polarization is disdain for modern math instruction. From the far left to the far right, you can find ...
Sean Nank is a math expert who is helping teachers to implement the Common Core standards. He’s a professor at the American College of Education, created in 2005 to provide online graduate programs ...
When persons with advanced math degrees do not agree upon the answer in a 4th grade math book, something is wrong. ... I beg of you, please read the math books children are using. ... The extended use ...
A correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of the article. When Veera Sinha was a little girl in India, her father asked his kids to solve math puzzles in their ...
For five years, a San Francisco foundation funded, and a research organization closely monitored, a collaboration by 10 California districts to raise achievement under the Common Core math standards.
For an updated version of this story, see “Review of Math Programs Comes Under Fire.” The first round of a Consumer Reports-style review for instructional materials paints a dismal picture of the ...
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Board of Education Standards on Monday adopted new curriculum standards for mathematics and health. The decisions came after the fourth and final public hearings ...
Alabama lawmakers are set to take a vote on a bill that supporters say will improve the state’s standing in math achievement in K-12 schools. The bill, called the Alabama Numeracy Act, is sponsored by ...
The controversial Common Core is no more, at least where math is concerned, according to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey. The state school board today voted 5 to 3 to approve a new math course of study for K-12 ...
If we could snap our fingers and change the way math and science are taught in US schools, most of us would. The shortcomings of the current approach are clear. Subjects that are vibrant in the minds ...
For the first time in the study’s 50-year history, the National Assessment of Educational Progress’ 2020 Long-Term Trend Assessment revealed that U.S. 13-year-olds’ scores in both reading and math ...