Education Week20h
New York City’s New Curriculum Gets Caught in the ‘Math Wars’
An initiative aimed at raising student achievement doesn't give students enough practice with foundational skills, some say.
The College Fix1d
Democrats outnumber Republican professors 4 to 1 in math, engineering departments
Democratic professors outnumber their Republican counterparts by a ratio of about 4 to 1 in math and engineering departments, ...
Princeton University2d
Paul Benacerraf, preeminent philosopher of mathematics, Princeton alumnus and ‘life-changing teacher,’ dies at 93
His two early papers “What Numbers Could Not Be” (1965) and “Mathematical Truth” (1973) — the latter of which came to be called “the Benacerraf problem" — became instant classics and are discussed to ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian2d
From biology to math, here’s how Penn STEM departments have changed their curriculum
Changes include the removal of biology major concentrations, new policies surrounding retroactive credit in the Department of Mathematics, and the sunsetting of the systems science and engineering ...
NYC public schools update math curriculum after pushback from teachers union
New York City public schools are updating a controversial math curriculum after the teachers union raised concerns about a ...
Romania Insider4d
Cambridge School of Bucharest celebrates fourth ‘Highest Mark in the World’
Cambridge School of Bucharest (CSB) has once again demonstrated its commitment to academic success with the exceptional achievement of Year 12 student Shulin, who has secured the highest mark in the ...