Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.
Sixty percent of parents responding to a recent survey strongly agreed that their child would be more likely to succeed in math if their classes are relevant and engaging. But responding to that ...
In a school system still in recovery from pandemic learning loss, RSM and programs like it may push the students who can afford them further ahead, leaving others on the edge of a widening educational ...
Happy female teacher assisting school kids during an e-learning class at elementary school. Lately, I’ve been overwhelmed with inquiries about the impact Generative Artificial Intelligence will have ...
DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha ...
Keith Perkins, foreground, works through an algorithm for calculating ladder rung spacing in Linn-Benton Community College’s math for welders class. Credit: Jan Sonnenmair for The Hechinger Report The ...
Chance Harrison and Jaylen Garibay, seniors at Rio Mesa High School, compare data and work on an analysis they collected on student stress levels. Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report The ...
Frequent class suspensions have led to a 12 to 14-percent decline in Math and Science grades among Grade 4 students, the ...