Mathematics is a unique subject in that mathematics-related motivation and learning are often accompanied by strong emotions, such as mathematics anxiety, which is estimated to affect as many as one ...

Ask someone to name the most important physicist of the 20 th century, and they will almost certainly say Albert Einstein. Ask the same question about the field of mathematics, however, and you will ...

Gloucester County and other school divisions around the state say the proposal to raise the cut scores for Standards of Learning tests would mean a significant drop ...

Question: Why is labeling students “high,” “medium,” and “low” problematic?

In January I wrote a piece titled “ 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know .” Lots of you weighed in with your own nominations, and there were plenty of good suggestions. So I’ve decided to do a ...

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed.

Kids across the country are driving their parents and teachers insane with a new slang phrase that has its own hand gesture. A new viral trend has taken social media by storm, and now it’s creeping ...

There’s a tension between the state’s responsibility to improve MCAP and its duty to ensure tests are comparable from year to year, teachers say.

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MCA scores help officials know if their school is making progress and help the state identify which schools need support, said Michael Rodriguez, dean of the University of Minnesota’s College of ...

BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont students -- like those across the country -- continue to struggle with math and reading. The National Assessment of Education Progress tests released this week were the ...

WASHINGTON — A decade-long slide in high schoolers' reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders' scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, ...