Students Like Math and Science More, and Reading Less, Than They Used To
Students like math and science more than they did nearly a decade ago, but they like reading less, especially in elementary school.
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June 13, 2018
June 13, 2018
Participation in AP Computer Science Principles Grows Again
Participation and performance among AP Computer Science courses has increased in the past year, but especially so for the popular AP Computer Science Principles class.
May 23, 2018
Arizona's Draft Science Standards Minimize Evolution. Many Blame the State Superintendent
The draft portrays evolution as less than settled fact and introduces other errors. Many believe Diane Douglas, the state superintendent, directed the changes.
May 11, 2018
Genealogy Curriculum Sparks Students' Interest in STEM (and History, Too)
A new middle school genetics and genealogy curriculum inspired by the PBS series "Finding Your Roots" aims to engage students in science using a more personal approach.
April 24, 2018
Students of Color Face Persistent Disparities in Access to Advanced STEM Courses
The U.S. Department of Education shows that in general, black and Latino students took fewer such classes than their white peers. And although they had similar access to schools offering Algebra 1 in 8th grade, a smaller proportion of them were enrolled in the class.
April 18, 2018
Gates Foundation Eyes Middle Years Math Instruction
It's part of the foundation's $425 million research and development push, announced last fall.
April 16, 2018
STEM Lessons for Kindergarteners Earn Girl Scout Top Honor
A senior at Paradise High School in northern California earned the Gold Award, the highest achievement given to a Girl Scout, for creating 12 STEM lessons for kindergarteners.
April 10, 2018
Measuring New Science Standards Is Hard. These Projects Aim to Change That
The AAAS launches a new project to develop assessment scenarios that measure the NGSS' energy standards.
April 04, 2018
Middle School Math Assignments: Common-Core Aligned, But Not Rigorous
The good news, says an Education Trust review of a sample of more than 1,800 math assignments, is that most do target at least one or more of the Common Core State Standards. The bad news? They continue to focus on procedural knowledge, rather than more conceptual mathematical thinking.
March 28, 2018
Digital Dissection May Be Heading to an Anatomy Class Near You
Students at a New Jersey high school can virtually dissect the human body, thanks to the purchase of cutting edge technology typically available only to medical students. But are digital dissections the best way to teach biology and anatomy?
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