College kids’ math skills worse than ever, California finds — blame our pass-the-buck public schools

America has plenty of talented people — but a UC San Diego study finds our schools are failing to educate them. And everyone ...

See how new NC math standards could change the classes high school students take

DPI says the proposed new math standards will help make the courses more meaningful for students in life after high school.
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How To Solve Any Problem Using Enrico Fermi’s Back-Of-The-Envelope Math (And Some Common Sense)

In 1945, as the first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert, Enrico Fermi stood miles away, holding a few scraps of paper. As the shockwave rolled toward him, he dropped the papers and watched ...

Maine finally has a plan to turn around math and reading skills. Here’s what’s in it.

After years of declining test scores, the Maine Department of Education is introducing a plan to bolster math and literacy ...
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English, mathematics still core SSCE subjects despite new admission policy, FG clarifies

The federal government has clarified that mathematics remains a compulsory subject for all candidates sitting for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), despite the recent review of Nigeria ...