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Richton School District stays at ‘B’ rating; elementary school claims highest 6th-grade math scores in the state

State accountability grades are in for schools across Mississippi.The Richton School District maintained a “B” rating for the fourth consecutive year.“Our kids want to excel,” Richton Elementary ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Families raise questions about 6th Grade Academy in Amherst

As district leadership continues to prepare for the openings of both a 6th Grade Academy and a new K-5 elementary school next ...
WHAS11 News

Math and reading scores reach 20-year low; here's where Kentucky and Indiana stand

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Math and reading scores for 12th graders have reached an over 20-year low according to the Nation's Report Card, but Kentucky and Indiana grade school students are showing signs of ...
Wall Street Journal

Why Does Fourth-Grade Math Stump Adults?

In “Do Sports Explain the ‘Math Gender Gap’?” (op-ed, Sept. 8), J.T. Young speculates whether “the way we teach math is somehow biased against girls.” A related issue is that recent teaching ...
Wall Street Journal

Twelfth-Grade Math and Reading Scores in U.S. Hit New Low

American high-school seniors’ scores on major math and reading tests fell to their lowest levels on record, according to results released Tuesday by the U.S. Education Department. Twelfth-graders’ ...
The New York Times

Reading Skills of 12th Graders Hit a New Low

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...
news.ucsc

WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed

Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Nayan Bhatia demonstrates Pulse-Fi, technology that uses WiFi signals to measure a person's heart rate. Heart rate is one of the most basic and important ...
CBC.ca

Ontario's Grade 10 financial literacy test could discourage teens' interest in personal finances: experts

Education experts and advocates are questioning Ontario's already delayed plan to introduce a financial literacy requirement for high school students as part of the Grade 10 math course, with some ...
IEEE

Calibration of High-Grade Inertial Measurement Units Using a Rate Table

Abstract: This article describes an offline calibration methodology, resorting to a three-axis rate and positioning table, for high-grade inertial measurement units that encompass three sets of ...
BBC

Students proud of GCSE results despite rates drop

Students receiving their GCSE results in Sussex say they are proud and relieved with their grades after a regional drop in pass rates in the South East. Pupils at Downlands Community School in ...
katu

Portland 6th grader wins international math competition thanks to basketball skills

PORTLAND, Ore. — Kingston Taylor, a 12-year-old attending Vernon K-8, scored big at this year's NBA Math Hoops Global Championship. NBA Math Hoops, a program created by the nonprofit Learn Fresh, ...
Morningstar

Texas Schools Increase Fourth Grade STAAR Passing Rates With STEMscopes Math From Accelerate Learning

Texas schools using STEMscopes Math in fourth grade showed significant gains on the 2024 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) in math. A new research study found that the ...