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The U.S. has seen an increase in the percentage of adults with college degrees, which helps boost their lifetime earnings. But a new report shows the nation still has trouble closing racial gaps for higher education attainment, including in Wisconsin. ...

Educators in Appalachian Kentucky said significant school disruption and remote learning during the COVID pandemic combined with the devastating flooding in the summer of 2022 have caused major education setbacks in the region, according to a recent survey. More than 70% of teachers said their schools lack adequate tools to address the ongoing drug epidemic and minimize its impact on student learning. Bridget Blom, president and CEO of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, said the r...

Another GOP proposal is sparking controversy in Florida over freedom of expression, as it aims to ban rainbow flags from being displayed. House Bill 901 by Rep. David Borrero, R-Sweetwater, would restrict any flags depicting a "racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political ideology viewpoint." LGBTQ+ advocates said they are well aware the goal is to target those who stand behind the "pride" flag. ...

A Pennsylvania high school is setting students up for highflying careers. The Wallenpaupack Aeronautical Science and Aviation Program provides students with hands-on education in the aviation industry. Eric Greenberger, director of the aviation program at Wallenpaupack Area School District in Hawley, said its one-of-a-kind in-house program focuses on four specific careers in the aviation world. ...

School enrollment has declined statewide in Connecticut. State education data shows between 2018 and 2023, statewide enrollment was down more than 17,000 students. Almost 15,000 kids left during the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

American 15-year-olds rank 28th in the developed world for math skills on international assessments, and now a new study aims to find out why many teenagers are turned off by math. Researchers from the nonprofit YouthTruth polled 90,000 students and found only 57% consider it important to learn math. Jennifer de Forest, director of organizational learning for YouthTruth, noted students value a good relationship with their teacher. ...

Of all the classes taught in school, many students say math is the hardest and their least favorite subject, but many jobs require math and experts are evaluating recent survey results to determine what could help change the paradigm. Elisha Arillaga Smith, math education and research fellow at Just Equations, a nonprofit working to ensure educational equity, said a recent survey found only 57% of students consider learning math "important," which is a challenge, in a society ...

I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about and discussing this pivotal time in young people’s lives, and the people, policies, and processes that inform it.

High-achieving Black, Latino and low-income students who pass algebra in the 8th grade — a feat that can set children up for success in college and beyond — still end up taking far fewer advanced high school math courses than their white, Asian and more affluent peers, new research shows. Outcomes are starkly different for […]

Two work groups of professors will weigh in on math requirements for admissions to UC and CSU. First up: Can bolstering Introduction to Data Science with math and statistics qualify for taking Algebra 2?