Turnaround or takeover: Austin ISD’s high-stakes year at three middle schools

One semester in, three North Austin middle schools give insights into lessons for other campuses planning turnarounds.

Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that ...
Tech Xplore

New AI model accurately grades messy handwritten math answers and explains student errors

A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel AI system capable of grading and providing detailed feedback on ...
Alaska Public Media

Mat-Su eyes longer classes, fewer teachers for sixth graders

PALMER — Mat-Su students entering middle school next year could have longer class periods and see fewer teachers each day ...
Piscataquis Observer

SeDoMoCha recognizes students for demonstrating self control

SeDoMoCha Elementary and Middle School hosted a special schoolwide assembly on Dec. 19 to recognize students in kindergarten ...
The Monterey County Herald on MSN

Stevenson School hopes for more learning opportunities with new math and science building

The center will make a nice connection between Stevenson and the community but also give students a program that many schools do not have – a preparation for future research.
KXAN

Austin ISD eyes possible charter school model for three F-rated schools to prevent takeover

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A decision on whether three Austin public schools will become in-district charter schools could come as early as January, according to district leaders. Burnet, Dobie and Webb middle ...
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 ...
Forbes

UC San Diego Finds One In Eight Freshmen Lack High-School Math Skills

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. More than 25% of the UC San Diego students placed in the school's lowest remedial math class ...
The Nation Newspaper

FUTA don seeks demystification of mathematics in schools

A professor of Mathematics at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Ondo State, Felix Ilesanmi Alao, has called for renewed efforts to demystify General Mathematics by making it a ...
Wall Street Journal

UC San Diego and the Crisis of Education

The number of freshmen entering the University of California San Diego whose math skills fall below a high-school level has increased nearly 30-fold over the past five years, according to a shocking ...
New York Post

The shocking rise of Gen Z college freshmen who can’t even do basic math — as grade inflation means graduation rates are rising

The number of Gen Z college freshmen who are entering universities without high school math skills is skyrocketing — as SAT scores are plummeting, a stunning new report has found. Even more shocking: ...