Posted 2025-01-09 06:00:00

One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well

BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic Algebra 8 class on a gray October morning at Braham Area High School. Teacher Rick Riccio had assigned an exercise on converting large integers to ...

Posted 2025-01-02 06:00:00

The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy 

Pickup trucks with trailers and cars with yawning trunks pulled up onto untended lawns in front of buildings from which people lugged books, furniture, mattresses, trophy cases and artwork. ...

Posted 2025-01-08 10:00:00

New Zealand has a problem with mathematics. Can a new strategy make a difference for students?

DUNEDIN, New Zealand — When Principal Jen Rodgers took a 10-week sabbatical in 2021, she was on a mission to find a way to improve mathematics instruction at the primary school she leads here ...

Posted 2025-01-07 06:00:00

‘There’s a culture of fear’: Undocumented college students agonize as Trump term nears

Jenni Hernandez attends Sacramento State, located in a sanctuary city in a sanctuary state and a campus that welcomes immigrants. Yet because she lives in the country without authorization, the ...

Posted 2025-01-06 06:00:00

Posted 2025-01-07 06:00:00

‘The kids everyone forgot’: Push to reengage young people not in school, college or the workforce falters

This article includes references to self-harm, which some readers might find distressing. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of self-harm, help is available at the National ...

Posted 2024-12-24 06:00:00

‘There’s a culture of fear:’ Undocumented college students agonize as Trump term nears

Jenni Hernandez attends Sacramento State, located in a sanctuary city in a sanctuary state and a campus that welcomes immigrants. Yet because she lives in the country without authorization, the ...

Posted 2025-01-06 06:00:00

Tutoring may not significantly improve attendance

In early 2024, initial reports indicated that tutoring might not only help kids catch up academically after the pandemic but could also combat chronic absenteeism. More recent research, however, ...

Posted 2025-01-06 11:00:00

OPINION: Want to stop superintendent turnover? Take a hard look at how school systems really operate

Being superintendent of a public school system is one of the hardest jobs in America. One hundred of the 500 largest school districts in the country turned over superintendents in the past year, ...

Posted 2025-01-06 06:00:00