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Special Report Leveling the Playing Field in Math
For nearly 30 years, the nation’s lowest-performing students have gained no ground in math. Educators are trying bold approaches—almost all of them in use now, remotely—to help all students succeed at math.
May 6, 2020
7th grader Mia Kehinde participates in a Story Strong lesson that incorporates clips from the movie, Inside Out, to give students the space to consider how their emotions relate to and impact their associations with math.
7th grader Mia Kehinde participates in a Story Strong lesson that incorporates clips from the movie, Inside Out, to give students the space to consider how their emotions relate to and impact their associations with math.
Special Report Making Sense of the Math
This special report details the complex challenges schools and teachers face as they work toward implementing the new math standards.
November 12, 2014
Sixth graders at KIPP Washington Heights Middle School in New York solve problems at a whiteboard in teacher Silvestre Arcos’ computation class. In transitioning to the common-core standards, Mr. Arcos has focused on his English-learners’ language needs.
Sixth graders at KIPP Washington Heights Middle School in New York solve problems at a whiteboard in teacher Silvestre Arcos’ computation class. In transitioning to the common-core standards, Mr. Arcos has focused on his English-learners’ language needs.
Mark Abramson for Education Week
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