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PROOF POINTS: Many high school math teachers cobble together their own instructional materials from the internet and elsewhere, a survey finds

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Educator of the Week: Mr. Piper at Sierra Pacific High School

A math teacher at Sierra Pacific High School in Hanford is giving his senior class a very important lesson before they ...
Gothamist

New NYC schools chancellor plans changes to controversial math curriculum

NYC Solves has faced criticism from educators for assuming kids have mastered skills, leaving some lost and frustrated.
Chicago Tribune

Students passing new Round Lake High School math course would skip college placement test

Quadratic functions are something Round Lake High School seniors have learned before, but in preparation for college math placement tests, Craig Schrader’s applied math class has been going through ...
Los Angeles Times

Modern high school math should be about data science — not Algebra 2

Thanks to the information revolution, a stunning 90% of the data created by humanity has been generated in just the past two years. Yet the math taught in U.S. schools hasn’t materially changed since ...
The Hechinger Report

Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

Chance Harrison and Jaylen Garibay, seniors at Rio Mesa High School, compare data and work on an analysis they collected on student stress levels. Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report The ...