6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (877+ words) Jo-Anne LeFevre, director of the Math Lab at Carleton University, says early numeracy screening would help solve many of the math challenges that students struggle with.Keito Newman/The Globe and Mail Anna Stokke, a math podcaster and professor at…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1204+ words) “When my daughter was in eighth grade, she told me she was probably going… Despite getting good grades in the 2024-25 academic year, Ebony Coleman’s daughter knew she needed help in math. “When my daughter was in eighth grade, she told…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (30+ words) Canadian students falling behind in math skills Global News Go Back Close Local Add Global News to Home Screen Close Canadian students falling behind in math skills Report a Video Issue...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (487+ words) A report from the C.D. Howe Institute has found that more Canadian students are struggling in math, with B.C. students showing a steep decline. “B.C. in particular, there’s been a 42-point decline in math since 2003, and the EQAO (Education Equality and Accountability…...

7+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (564+ words) Welcome to Mad Libs. This is an irregular debate column where our columnists, contributors, staff writers, (or even you, dear reader) can duke it out over the big ideas we’re discussing in the metaphorical pages of this magazine. This Mad…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (198+ words) Declining math skills are a real problem nationally, but UC San Diego is an unusual case—and other California colleges offer a range of promising models for rethinking calculus requirements. By Pamela Burdman and Marcelo Almora Rios Second, UCSD focuses…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (560+ words) A nationwide survey, the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (FLANA), shows that many Grade Six learners cannot read or solve numeracy problems at a Grade Three level. The findings highlight urgent gaps in primary education, with rural areas and refugee…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (457+ words) Are high school students getting the preparation they need for college math? The question, long a focus of study in K-12 math education and policy, is now the subject of a Senate inquiry. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, sent…...

8+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (782+ words) By ELEANOR HARDING, EDUCATION EDITOR The report, involving assessments of 8,000 UK adults, found 58 per cent have ‘low’ or ‘very low’ maths competency. Among female respondents, the proportion was higher, at 65 per cent – while for males it was just 50 per cent....

9+ mon, 5+ day ago   (37+ words) A California legislative report reveals that math preparation gaps persist among incoming students at the University of California–San Diego, despite the s... Why Some California University Students Are Unable to Do Basic Math | Pete Peterson...