The Hechinger Report

PROOF POINTS: Many high school math teachers cobble together their own instructional materials from the internet and elsewhere, a survey finds

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EdSource

High school math needs major overhaul, teachers group says

High school math should be more practical, more engaging, and without tracking systems that place some students — often low-income, African-American or Latino — in less challenging classes that leave ...
The Press of Atlantic City

In The Schools: Atlantic City High School math lessons change with the economy

For years Atlantic City High School math teacher Robert Cacioppo taught the traditional lesson on compound interest by using the the “Rule of 72,” which says money invested for 12 years at 6 percent ...
Yahoo

UC stirs furious debate over what high school math skills are needed to succeed in college

San Gabriel High School teacher Leah Ulloa Ruiz teaches a data science lesson to calculate the likelihood of whether men or women will be victims in horror movies. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times ...
Los Angeles Times

Modern high school math should be about data science — not Algebra 2

Thanks to the information revolution, a stunning 90% of the data created by humanity has been generated in just the past two years. Yet the math taught in U.S. schools hasn’t materially changed since ...
Forbes

How Fashion Saved This High School Math Teacher’s Life

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kristen Philipkoski covers luxury fashion, design, and lifestyle. Dec 23, 2019, 02:56pm EST Nov 01, 2021, 06:27pm EDT This article ...