Education by the Numbers Archives - The Hechinger Report

U.S. now ranks near the bottom among 35 industrialized nations in math

by Jill Barshay December 6, 2016March 30, 2020

The math achievement of American high school students in 2015 fell for the second time in a row on a major international benchmark, pushing the United States down to the bottom half of 72 nations and regions around the world who participate in the international test, known as the Program for International Student Assessment or […]

Is it better to teach pure math instead of applied math?

by Jill Barshay June 27, 2016March 30, 2020

State-of-the-art education software often doesn’t help students learn more, study finds

by Jill Barshay June 20, 2016March 30, 2020

Data show International Baccalaureate (IB) classes help low-income students

by Jill Barshay June 13, 2016March 30, 2020

Colleges send too many into remedial classes who don’t need it, growing body of research shows

by Jill Barshay June 6, 2016March 30, 2020

The children of children who went to desegregated schools reap benefits, too, study finds

by Jill Barshay May 23, 2016March 30, 2020

The best school violence prevention program may start with raising test scores, study shows

by Jill Barshay May 16, 2016March 30, 2020

Data show segregation by income (not race) is what’s getting worse in schools

by Jill Barshay May 9, 2016March 30, 2020

Are science lecture classes sexist?

by Jill Barshay May 2, 2016March 30, 2020

Cries about national teacher shortages might be overblown

by Jill Barshay April 25, 2016March 30, 2020