After years of declining test scores, the Maine Department of Education is introducing a plan to bolster math and literacy skills statewide. The department is taking a more hands-on approach than it ...
Setting aside time in the school day to teach students social-emotional skills, such as emotional regulation and perspective-taking, can substantially boost students’ grade-point averages and ...
Diners already concerned about the cost of eating out may be disappointed to learn that many restaurants are considering raising prices to keep up with inflated food and drink costs. Restaurant ...
That’s how Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun described the blowback after OpenAI researchers did a victory lap over GPT-5’s supposed math breakthroughs. Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis added, ...
Diners already concerned about the cost of eating out may be disappointed to learn that many restaurants are considering raising prices to keep up with inflated food and drink costs. Restaurant ...
The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...
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WHATEVER WE WANT TO BELIEVE WITHOUT HATE. OUR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS READING SCORES ARE RAPIDLY GOING UP IN NEW MEXICO, BUT MATH SCORES ARE DROPPING. STUDENTS IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT HAVE ...
The best perk of Alberto Maspero’s job, he says, is the view from his window. Situated on a hill above the ancient port city of Trieste, Italy, his office at the International School for Advanced ...
When it comes to reading, the nation's third- through eighth-graders are still mired in a pandemic-era slump, according to new testing data. In math, the news is only a little more heartening: Student ...
Results showed that Memphis students receiving vouchers in grades 3-11 are making incremental progress year-to-year, similarly to students in public schools. (Courtesy Sengchoy Int) Students receiving ...