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Math
July 27, 2022
Can infants learn math? State-backed pilot project in Fresno aims to find out
A statewide pilot project in California is aimed at boosting the confidence of early childhood educators, child care providers and elementary school teachers to teach math.
Ashleigh Panoo
April 14, 2022
Making math fun after pandemic setbacks
Teachers have to get creative to get students excited about math and make up for lost time, after a year of distance learning.
EdSource staff
April 5, 2022
Student math scores touch off ‘five-alarm fire’ in California
The pandemic compounded the challenge of teaching math at grade level when many California students may be three or four years behind.
John Fensterwald
April 5, 2022
California’s detailed test data gives it an advantage for the road ahead
A deeper dive into the Smarter Balanced test data reveals that the news is both better and worse than we previously realized.
David Wakelyn
February 1, 2022
College calculus doesn't have to be a roadblock
Calculus is expected to be hard; it should not be impossible. College math departments must acknowledge their responsibility to remove barriers that bar access to STEM for historically excluded groups.
Melodie Baker
September 10, 2021
California will give a short version of its standardized math and English tests next spring
State Board agrees to cut as much as 2 hours from lengthy Smarter Balanced assessments; parents won't receive as many details as in past.
John Fensterwald
July 26, 2021
A rush to calculus leaves some students behind in California
The state is in the process of rewriting its mathematics guidance for schools and teachers, hoping to expand access to advanced math.
Sydney Johnson
May 20, 2021
California math curriculum spurs new controversy about accelerated learning
Voluntary guidance for math instruction faces criticism from parents saying it stunts potential for students in advanced math pathways.
Sydney Johnson
January 19, 2021
How one California preschool program is helping youngest learners with math
A state-funded program is designing strategies for families to keep kids learning at home even when in-person preschool is canceled.
Sydney Johnson
December 11, 2020
How one California school district is moving forward with math in the pandemic
Math learning experts are pushing for grade-level content over remediation during the pandemic.
Sydney Johnson
March 3, 2020
California’s largest district rolls out seal of approval for STEM schools
Los Angeles Unified is encouraging STEM schools to get a certificate indicating that the school meets high standards set by the district.
Sydney Johnson
January 29, 2020
CSU trustees delay decision to require extra high school class for admission
An independent group will be commissioned to study CSU's proposal to require a fourth year of high school math in freshman admissions.
Michael Burke
January 24, 2020
CSU chancellor defends extra quantitative reasoning requirement; how SF State meets multiple challenges
This week: CSU Chancellor Timothy White explains where things stand with the plan to require an additional year of quantitative reasoning; and San Francisco State President Lynn Mahoney describes what the university is doing to increase the graduation rate.
EdSource staff
January 21, 2020
CSU trustees delay formal vote on requiring extra high school class
CSU still plans to require four years of high school math for freshman admissions, effective in 2027, but will delay formal vote to 2022.