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‘Stunning’: Experts attribute USCD remedial math surge to DEI, poor teaching methods

Key Takeaways ・UCSD has seen a dramatic increase in freshmen needing remedial math, rising from 1 in 100 to 1 in 8, ...
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Math and reading scores of 4th- and 8th-graders dropped during pandemic, report says. Math declines were the largest ever

(CNN) — Fourth- and eighth-graders fell behind in reading and had the largest ever decline in math, according to a national educational assessment that shows the devastating impact of Covid-19 on ...

From Math To Science: 32 Questions To See If You Can Beat The Average 8th-Grade Student

Outsmarting a 13-14 year old might be trickier than it seems…🤓From solving algebra equations to exploring world history, or ...
The Hechinger Report

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

Students graph linear equations in Zach Loy’s ninth-grade algebra class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...
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North Carolina 4th and 8th graders see decline in math and reading test scores

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam scores were released Monday. Nationwide, the results show students in fourth and eighth grade saw declines in math and ...
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74% of Ohio 8th graders not hitting math benchmarks, 65% of 4th grade readers are also behind

More than a majority of American 4th graders and 8th graders are not meeting reading and math benchmarks, including Ohioans, according to data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2024 Kids Count Data ...
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Reading and math scores dip for fourth and eighth graders across all states

CAMERA LAST MONTH, THE PANDEMIC TOOK A TOLL ON STUDENT READING AND TEST SCORES. THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS REPORTS THE AVERAGE MATH SCORE FOR FOURTH GRADERS WAS FIVE POINTS LOWER ...
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Michigan K-8 students getting better at math since COVID slump, new report says

Michigan’s State School Aid Act required school districts to administer benchmark assessments in reading and math to all K-8 ...
Townhall

They Spent $29,284 per Pupil, but Only 28% of 8th Graders Were Proficient in Math

The public schools in the state of New York doled out $29,284 per pupil in "current expenditures" in fiscal year 2022, said a report published this week by the Department of Education's National ...
EdSource

State board adopts 64 math programs for K-8 students under new framework

California requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least five math programs in grades K-8. The board far surpassed that number by adopting 64 during its meeting on Thursday. The approved ...
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UC San Diego is trying to solve a remedial math problem

A university report found a sharp rise in first-year students lacking high school math proficiency. At UCSD, where more than ...
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Majority of Richmond 7th graders took 8th grade math SOL. 18% passed.

RICHMOND, Va. -- The vast majority of RPS seventh-graders took the eighth-grade math Standards of Learning (SOL) test during the 2021-2022 school year, as opposed to the seventh-grade math SOL. And of ...