Spring break is over, and for students in elementary and middle schools across Long Island, it's not just back to the books. This week and a portion of next week are defined in part by the state math ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The New York State Education Department's computer-based testing program is now back in the spotlight as mathematics tests begin. Students in third through eighth grades have to ...
Has the math brand become toxic? That was the provocative question posed by Conrad Wolfram in a blog post earlier this summer. “Sadly,” he wrote, “I’ve started to conclude that the answer is yes.” ...
Two decades ago, a new way of teaching math drew interest and caught fire across higher education. Instead of having students sit in a lecture hall listening to a professor walk through mathematical ...
A new federal report raises questions about the effectiveness of computer-based math and reading programs, including a popular algebra course used by Snohomish County schools and touted by the ...
An analysis of data from 200,000 students using a computer-assisted math program supports an optimistic view of skill-focused ...
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. It’s testing season for New ...
Marine Hovhannisyan taking a pilot computer-based UEE mathematics test at Yerevan High School No. 42. Photo credit: Arevik Badalyan / World Bank Marine Hovhannisyan is a 17-year-old student at Yerevan ...