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To the editor: In response to the May 6 letter to the editor, "STEMing access to math," I encourage students and parents concerned about the Virginia Math

Students losing more ground in math during the pandemic

Online learning helped us deal with girls math phobias. By Karen Atkinson 05/27/21 "I cant read." Not many adults would be happy to admit this. but somehow it is acceptable to say, "Me? Im no good at numbers." It isnt seen as a slur on someones intelligence or a sign of a poor education. It is as if being good at math is a gift like being a brilliant musician or a talented artist. This is strange as there are so many types of math. For example, there is numeracy that will require calculation an...

Obituary: Kent Croasdell July 11, 1941 – April 20, 2021 KENT CARLETON CROASDELL July 11, 1941 – April 20, 2021 Kent Carleton Croasdell passed through the gate to the eternal ballgame on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. We picture him now with a hot dog in one hand, a Pepsi in the other, a scorecard in his pocket, and a smile on his face. He had been hospitalized following a series of strokes. Despite the current pandemic he was able to have loving family at his bedside at the time of his passing. K...

Pine Bluff Convention Center The Faculty/Staff Senate President, academic deans, departmental chairpersons, and faculty advisors for graduate degree candidates should check-in at the usual faculty corridor. All other faculty are encouraged to livestream the Commencement. Shoes The seating for graduates, faculty, and program participants is on the football field turf. The physical distancing of the graduates necessitates a much longer walk to the stage. All graduates, faculty, and program partic...

Reply Rosa Rivera-Hainaj Rosa Rivera-Hainaj has been selected as McDaniel Colleges new provost following a national search. She plans to join McDaniel in July 2021. At McDaniel, she will oversee both academic and campus life. As the chief academic officer, she will have broad responsibility for both the undergraduate and graduate academic programs. She will also be responsible for student programs and services. "Dr. Rivera-Hainaj is a passionate advocate for student success and clearly stood...

The Oregon DOE states: “The concept of mathematics being purely objective is unequivocally false.” Tracy Castro-Gill, the ethnic studies program manager of the Seattle Public School, suggests that the problem is “how math is used as a tool for oppression.”

Trident University International Names Dr. Heidi Fernandez as University College Dean Share Article Dr. Heidi Fernandez has been named Dean of Trident’s University College. A passionate advocate for a positive student experience, Dr. Fernandez has been a member of Trident’s faculty since 2013. Dr. Heidi Fernandez, Dean, Trident University Internationals University College It is my objective to deliver a quality education so students have access to the tools they need to work towards their a...

The Collaborative Computing Center and Cybercore Integration Center, which were financed by $90 million in bonds approved by the state Legislature in 2017, are located at the Idaho National Laboratory campus in Idaho Falls. INL, U.S. Department of Energy and state officials announced the buildings’ opening to great fanfare in September 2019 at a ceremony attended by almost half of the state Legislature. The Cybercore Integration Center focuses on cybersecurity work, bringing together feder...

Henderson Lewis Jr., superintendent of New Orleans Public Schools, center of photograph and New Orleans City Council District B member Jay Banks, along with several other people who helped get the school built, pose for a group shot after cutting a ribbon during a building dedication ceremony of the new $27.5 million dollar three-story New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School on Bienville Street New Orleans, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-...