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Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education

Category: Math Achievement

American students’ math achievement nationally has been improving slowly since 2003. But U.S. 15-year-olds fall behind 22 countries on one international test and 12 on another. Math is a frustrating subject for many students and their parents and educators and policymakers agree the U.S. needs to do a better job to remain competitive in an increasingly technical global economy. Poor math skills exacerbate inequities, shut people out of jobs and make it hard for voters to understand complex issues such as the cost of health care and the size of the national debt.

PROOF POINTS: Evidence increases for writing during math class

by Jill Barshay November 16, 2020November 17, 2020

Essay writing and math class might seem like oil and water, two things that don’t mix easily. But there’s increasing evidence that students who are asked to write about what they are learning master the material better —  even in number-filled subjects like math and science. Education experts call it “writing to learn,” in contrast […]

PROOF POINTS: A crowdsourcing approach to homework help

by Jill Barshay August 3, 2020October 26, 2020

TEACHER VOICE: ‘Before teaching Algebra 2, I was an EMT, a Starbucks barista and a real estate agent. I learned to treat people with compassion’

by Daiana Wheeler July 14, 2020July 14, 2020

Why so few students transfer from community colleges to four-year universities

by Jill Barshay June 1, 2020November 20, 2020

Takeaways from research on tutoring to address coronavirus learning loss

by Jill Barshay May 25, 2020May 26, 2020

Study: Deportations widen Latino-white achievement gaps at school

by Jill Barshay May 4, 2020June 8, 2020

OPINION: Numbers evoke joy and wonder, why doesn’t math class?

by Pamela Burdman April 11, 2019March 30, 2020

If girls are bad at math, should we blame their mothers?

by Jill Barshay February 11, 2019March 30, 2020

Five years after Common Core, a mysterious spike in failure rate among NY high school students

by Jill Barshay January 14, 2019November 20, 2020

The problem with high-stakes testing and women in STEM

by Jill Barshay January 7, 2019March 30, 2020

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