The number of public school students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts exams went up by 7.2% this year, according to new data from the exams given to students in grades three ...
A new analysis finds that more than half of the top 100 performing public schools in New York City based on the results of the state’s grade 3-to-8 math and English exams are charter schools.
In traditional school settings, students with disabilities often bear the burden of advocating for accommodations and ways to fit into classrooms not made for them. But at three schools in New York, ...
Math proficiency among eight graders at Albuquerque Public Schools has fallen slightly, according to last year’s state ...
Baldwin High School’s Mathletes team recently showcased its academic talents at the annual Nassau Math Tournament at Hofstra ...
I’m a math teacher. The Secretary of Education’s fun with numbers is embarrassing. The Secretary of Education released a 155-page “school report card” two weeks before Town Meeting Day. It frames ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Every spring, students across New York state schools spend several days taking an exam that measures their proficiency in math and reading. The state and New York City compile ...
Dr. Clayton is a mathematician. Candidates for quantitative jobs — like those on Wall Street or in Silicon Valley — are sometimes asked offbeat questions such as: How many Ping-Pong balls fit in a 747 ...
Toward the end of a math lesson on a sunny Friday in October, fourth-grade teacher D’Atra Howard and math instructional coach LaVeda Gray ducked out of the classroom to huddle. Howard’s students at ...
A fifth-grade student in Ellanise Hines’ class works on calculating the volume of a prism. Credit: Steven Yoder for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for ...
Union County Public Schools launched a math tutoring program in 2017 that has significantly improved scores in the district. Now, it’s considering partnering with other counties to do the same thing ...