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California is developing a new framework to guide math instruction K-12 classrooms. Despite recent major reforms in the way math is taught in California, fewer than half of the state’s students meet or exceed the state’s grade-level standards, according to results from the Smarter Balanced tests. Progress in math builds on knowledge accumulated in previous years and the Covid pandemic has interrupted instruction and compounded the challenges that elementary and middle school math teachers face moving forward. In this section, we explore what’s being done and the challenges and hopes of teaching math in California.
Student math scores touch off ‘five-alarm fire’ in California
Math scores of California’s average eighth graders in 2021 were in line with the knowledge and skills of fifth graders, according to a new analysis of the state’s Smarter Balanced tests. Read More
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In the first poll of Athlete of the Week for the spring year, Portsmouth Large University track athlete Nate Fletcher and Exeter softball player Kristen Beebe turned in good performances for their respective groups final week, earning them the boys and ladies players of the 7 days of April 11-16. The […]
