1997 saw the height of the Math Wars in California. On the one side stood educrats, who advocated mushy math - or new-new math. They sought to de-emphasize math skills, such as multiplication and ...

Algebra is the gateway for success in the 21st century, said Linda Baxter, superintendent of educational services for the Westminster School District. Baxter presented the district’s 2011 California ...

The state of Washington will be changing to end-of-course exams for algebra and geometry as a replacement for the general math test. Dorn believes the new tests will be more challenging than the high ...

DURHAM — Standardized statewide tests have been a key element in education in recent years, and the Durham Unified School District has been understandably proud of its performance. But this year there ...

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President Donald Trump singled out Baltimore schools on Thursday for their math achievement scores as the administration begins dismantling the Department of Education. Mr. Trump signed an executive ...

There’s yet more evidence that students have lost significant ground following the wobbly shift to pandemic-era remote classes that stretched for months: New data show the nation’s 13-year-olds are ...

Data from federal standardized test scores points to another startling effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on America's children, with numbers indicating that reading and math scores for 13-year-olds ...