Education board strips Common Core math in favor of ‘simplified’ standards

Mathematics is a language. It is universal, structured and exact,” Vestal said. “Like any language, it has vocabulary, ...
Education Week

Rick Hess Straight Up

I enjoyed reading your recent discussion with Alex Baron, “How Much Autonomy Should Teachers Have Over Instructional Materials? ” In particular, I was struck by your skepticism about whether ...
Washington Times

Teachers’ lack of fundamentals blamed for declining U.S. math scores

Two recent studies show that K-12 teachers’ nagging ignorance of fundamentals has contributed to historic declines in U.S. math performance. The National Council on Teacher Quality reported Tuesday ...
EdSource

California poorly trains and supports teaching math, report concludes

In its “State of the States” report on math instruction published last week, the National Council on Teacher Quality sharply criticized California and many of its teacher certification programs for ...
The Assembly NC

UNC System Turns Attention to Math Instruction After ‘Science of Reading’ Battle

It took years for UNC system’s educator programs to adopt the method of teaching literacy. Now they’re looking at math “proactively.” ...