Letters to the Editor: Why testing California students for reading proficiency is pointless
To the editor: According to recent testing statistics, 78% of LAUSD 8th graders are not proficient in reading. Perhaps they ...
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Only a third of NYC 4th graders deemed ‘proficient’ in math as Big Apple students lag behind state, national averages
Even more troubling is the huge racial gap in test scores within New York City. Only 16% of black and Hispanic fourth-grade students were proficient in math, compared to 53% of white students and 58% ...
Wisconsin 4th grade reading scores drop, 8th grade math 3rd in nation
Wisconsin’s fourth-grade test scores showed a continued decrease in aptitude while the eighth-grade math scores were the third-highest in the country in results of the National Assessment of ...
Danville students learning fractions with manipulatives
You could say Sydni Franklin's sixth grade math class at Danville Middle School is learning fractions the hard way — well, the hard plastic way. A few weeks ago, her students started studying ...
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Commanders 4th down conversions: Aggressive mentality on offense powers Washington past Detroit
In the modern NFL, "analytics" are all the rage. For most fans, this can simply boiled down to teams going for it on fourth down and attempting two-point conversions at a higher rate than they ...