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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 week ago

Fewer Young People See Math Skills as Very Important in Work

While over half of all Americans rate math skills as "very important" in their work (55 percent) and personal (63 percent) lives, only 38 percent of young people (ages 18 to 24) said math skills are very important in their work life and 37 percent in their personal life, according to a December survey of 5,100 U.S. adults.
Higher education
fromChalkbeat
2 weeks ago

Illustrative Math has plenty of detractors. I've grown to appreciate it.

Witnessing students who once struggled feel the joy of understanding math is the most rewarding part of teaching. The moment they grasp a concept is priceless.
Education
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fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Report: California's teaching candidates may be missing key math training

The CSU, which trains the majority of the state's teachers, has dismissed the report's methodology and findings, asserting that it relies on flawed review processes.
Education
NYC politics
fromGothamist
4 months ago

Are you smarter than a NYC 6th grader? Try solving these new math curricula problems.

NYC schools are embracing new math curricula focusing on critical thinking through hands-on learning and real-life applications.
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