State education officials pointed to steady gains in math proficiency at a March 31 legislative committee meeting, but Republican lawmakers pushed back. They questioned whether the improvements are real or simply a rebound from COVID-era lows.
New national test results released show a sharp drop in academic performance among the nation’s high school seniors, with math and reading scores falling to levels not seen in decades and the gap between the highest- and lowest-performing students widening.
North Carolina students have performed at or above the national average on a key assessment on math and reading, but the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to pose challenges in closing achievement gaps, according to new data from the United States Department of Education.
It seems reasonable to expect that public school students who achieve the highest-level scores on standardized math tests ought to get the first shot at placement in advanced math classes the following year. A measure moving through the General Assembly would turn that reasonable expectation into state law. The story starts in May 2017. The...
New international data are consistent with more carefully designed studies that show how important it is to build proper incentive structures for school governance and accountability.
Media outlets and supporters of Common Core standards have treated legitimate criticism dismissively, often insulting critics.
The new Common Core standards are inadequate to the task of raising North Carolina’s math performance to that of the highest-performing states and nations.
As political correctness enters mathematics, Dr. Karen Palasek fears a nightmare scenario for a once-pure scientific field.
In a shocking turn of events, American students have just tested near the bottom of the international heap in mathematics. OK, so it’s not really that shocking.
Imagine: Children and parents someday will pay for Wake County's fuzzy, feel-good mathematics instruction.
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