More states are ditching exams as high school graduation requirements
When Massachusetts voters decided to ditch the state’s high school graduation exams on Election Day, they joined a growing ...
Philadelphia Inquirer3d
Algebra scores are down, and other takeaways from the Philly school board meeting
Less than one-third of Philadelphia high school students’ passed state math exams last year — even fewer than previous years.
EdSource3d
What to know about changes in STEM math placement at California community colleges
Starting next year, more STEM majors in community colleges will be enrolled directly into calculus, skipping prerequisites, ...
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DepEd and Japanese Firm’s Partnership to Boost Public School Students’ Math Proficiency Nationwide
PASIG CITY, 31 October, 2024 — In a major step to enhance math proficiency among public school students, the Department of Education (DepEd) has joined forces with Japan-based Sprix, Inc. to provide ...
Chicago Sun-Times19d
Illinois reading scores top pre-pandemic levels, but results lag in math and for high schoolers
Nixon Elementary School in Chicago last June ... school students but discouraging news in math. And, while graduation rates continue to inch up, high school students are still missing a lot ...
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Illinois’ 2024 report card is out: SAT scores are down, but high school grad rates are up
About 31.1% of high school juniors who took the SAT this past spring were considered proficient in reading, while 26.1% met or exceeded state standards in math. That’s a drop from 2018-19 when ...
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Labour’s VAT policy to force 37,000 children out of private schools
said the risk of bringing in the policy is “too high”. “No one knows exactly what will happen when this tax is levied on school fees,” he told i. “But this policy could put more pressure ...
The Repository19d
Learning to fly: Fairless High taking math & science to new heights with aviation program
Fairless High School has launched a new aviation science ... The class encompasses science, math and engineering and shows students that aviation is more than piloting. Career opportunities ...
Smithsonian Magazine19d
Two High Schoolers Found an ‘Impossible’ Proof for a 2,000-Year-Old Math Rule—Then, They Discovered Nine More
Calcea Johnson via MMA In December 2022, a high school in Louisiana challenged its students with a bonus math question that came with a $500 cash prize: Using trigonometry, they had to create a ...
CBS News19d
Teens who solved 2,000-year-old math puzzle expand on their work in publication
They started studying the math problem as part of a high school math contest at New Orleans' St. Mary's Academy. One of their proofs was previously presented at a conference and their new ...
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Students discover and publish unexpected proof for 2,000-year-old mathematical theory
Tom Murdoch, an honorary professor at the University of Bristol’s School of Mathematics in the United Kingdom, described the study as “impressive.” “I think what’s intriguing about it ...
ScienceAlert20d
'Impossible' Proofs of Pythagoras' Theorem Published by High School Students
What began as a bonus question in a high school math contest has resulted in a staggering 10 new ways to prove the ancient mathematical rule of Pythagoras' theorem. "There are no trigonometric proofs ...