This high school educator is engaging students with a mix of inquiry-based digital projects and hands-on activities.
STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is more than a school subject. It is a vital tool for development, innovation, and opportunity in modern life. Yet, across Europe, many ...
Today, almost 80% of 12th graders score below national proficiency standards. And while data science isn’t the main culprit, ...
California, along with many other states and nations, has experienced a dramatic increase of student interest in data and computer science careers. Along with the broader tech industry, these fields ...
Teachers report thinking that if girls do better in math than boys, it is probably because of their innate ability and effort. But they also report that when boys do well in math, it is more likely ...
During my visits to several schools in villages and nearby semi-urban areas, I encountered a troubling contradiction at the ...
Across the country, educators continue to wrestle with big questions about math curricula. Two years ago, the California education board’s adoption of a long-gestating new math framework added more ...
Are you a “math person”? It’s a question that gets settled at an early age: Most students have made up their mind about whether they identify as a math person by the time they’re in middle school, ...
Sabrina Colon, a first-year student at University of California, Merced, remembers when math first became a problem. She says she’s not a math person, but she was able to pass her high school math ...