Gov. Hochul’s ‘back to basics’ call in math instruction is further evidence of State Ed’s lack of accountability

It’s time to “get back to basics” in math, Gov. Hochul says as she calls for sensible curricular and instruction changes. She ...
Edutopia

4 Ways to Bring Logic Puzzles Into Your Math Class

Take the pressure off of problem-solving with engaging thinking games that encourage students to work together to find ...
Education Week

How the Vocabulary Math Teachers Use Affects Student Learning

They found that students assigned to teachers who used more mathematical vocabulary in their lessons made greater progress ...
Real Science on MSN

This is one of the few animals that hunts humans on purpose

With bodies exceeding six meters, armor reinforced with bone, and the strongest measured bite force of any living animal, ...
Edutopia

Upper Elementary Math Center Activities That Feature Manipulatives

Two effective manipulatives that can be used to support fractions and base 10 learning are base 10 blocks and Cuisenaire rods. Base 10 blocks work for all basic operations of addition, subtraction, ...
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 ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

UC San Diego, a giant in science, is struggling with freshmen who can’t do basic math

UC San Diego says it’s struggling to deal with a large and growing number of freshmen whose math skills are below middle-school level, leaving many unprepared to thrive at an institution famed for its ...
The New York Times

What Declines in Reading and Math Mean for the U.S. Work Force

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed. U.S. employers and colleges are contending with ...
Digit

Keeping trust in AI: How Khan Academy plans to safeguard education’s future

When Sal Khan first launched Khan Academy in 2008, it was little more than a collection of YouTube math tutorials recorded for his cousins. Today, it’s a global nonprofit serving over 150 million ...
CNN

US high school students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline

A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Rock Island Academy Student Writers

At Rock Island Academy we learn and listen. We get compliments, eat, and play. When we go to the computer lab we play Reflex Math. If it is a new person and they don’t have a password, they go to Star ...
WebMD

What Is the Symmetric Tonic Neck Reflex?

Reflexes are movements that humans do involuntarily, without thinking. You can observe these from the moment your child is born. There are five common reflexes you’ll see in your newborn: The ...