Next year, Nashville public schools will begin the transition from teaching Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II to teaching integrated math courses, which weave together concepts from each discipline.
For decades, generations of Americans took the same basic high school math track. Algebra. Geometry. Algebra 2. Now, school districts across the country are overhauling their approach, combining ...
In moving to the Common Core State Standards this year, California school districts had to choose between serving up high school math as one big stew or as the curricular equivalent of separate ...
About a year ago I wrote an article asking the question “Integrated Math: Is it working?” This is a follow-up to tell Ramona residents the answer to that question. In short the answer is a resounding ...
Your article about our children’s poor math performance (“Poor Math Scores on World Stage Trouble U.S.,” Jan. 5, 2005) quotes the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ Cathy L. Seeley as saying ...
Over some parents’ objections, Hinsdale High School District 86 will go forward with changing the math curriculum to one that integrates algebra, geometry and statistics concepts over three years of ...
Researchers have found high school students in the United States achieve higher scores on a standardized mathematics test if they study from a curriculum known as integrated mathematics. For many ...
Math 123 may be a well-intended effort to prepare students for a globally competitive workplace, but it’s a proven failure that’s causing substantially more harm than good. Math 123 radically changed ...
Maryland may combine algebra and geometry courses for older students as part of a broader effort to improve performance in math across the state. A draft of the proposed policy shows that officials ...
Add this to California school boards’ to-do lists for 2016: Create a clear-cut, objective policy for determining which incoming 9 th-grade students qualify to accelerate their sequence of math courses ...
At a special meeting last week, the Hinsdale High School District 86 School Board reversed plans to implement a new math curriculum beginning in the fall of 2022. The math curriculum was a hot-button ...