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Mathematics

How newly rising grade inflation may be skewing our view of students

Inflation of high school grade-point averages increased substantially in 2020 and 2021.

How math book rejections will harm students, and who’s going to fix it

Florida’s use of critical race theory as a reason to reject math textbooks points straight back to the George Floyd protests of 2020 for some educators.

15 best high schools in the country: Rankings spotlight progress of underserved students

An elite K-12 education is not limited by geography: The 15 best high schools, as ranked by U.S. News, represent 14 states. 

‘What, me racist?’ Florida posts 4 lessons to explain rejected math textbooks

Lessons flagged by Florida education officials include a formula for self-assessing racial bias and an SEL learning objective in which students empathize with classmates.

DA surveys: 6 things school leaders say about the top instructional challenges

Beyond recovering from the disruptions of the last two years, K-12 leaders are still grappling with a host of teaching challenges they faced prior to the pandemic. 

No feelings in math: How Florida is defending its rejection of textbooks

Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration are not offering specifics beyond SEL and critical race theory to explain why textbooks violated Florida's K-12 standards.
Tue Apr 19th, 2022

SEL and CRT in math? Why one state just rejected 50 textbooks

Math is one subject that has so far escaped the controversy that political leaders have created over critical race theory and social-emotional learning. Not anymore.
Mon Apr 18th, 2022

Top 10 states where the most in-person learning occurred during COVID

"School closures may ultimately prove to be the most costly policy decision of the pandemic era." That's the somber conclusion made by researchers taking a fresh look at the economic and other impacts of COVID. 
Mon Apr 11th, 2022

Three school years into COVID, are students gaining ground or still sliding?

Though many schools have held in-person instruction during most of 2021-22, one set of widely used assessments shows student performance in year two of the pandemic is lower than during the first year.
Mon Mar 28th, 2022

Let’s make COVID the catalyst for closing long-standing achievement gaps

Here are three key requirements for success
Mon Mar 28th, 2022

Girls show higher aptitude than interest in STEM. Here’s how to get them engaged

Female students have given several reasons for not taking STEM classes, including when a certain course is predominantly male. They are also worried about hazing or appearing less intelligent, career counselors say.

Mon Mar 21st, 2022