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Many students decide they’re not a ‘math person’ by the end of elementary school, new study shows

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Those and other findings published Tuesday from the research corporation RAND highlight several ongoing challenges for instruction in math, where nationwide student achievement has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels and the gap between the highest and lowest-performing students in math has continued to grow.

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Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising. Colleges Want Them to Keep Growing.

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When done correctly, experts say, dual enrollment can be a critical pathway from high school to college, especially as todays high school seniors are less prepared to move to higher education. We have to look at all of this: What do the high schools need? What do the community colleges need?

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SkillsUSA competitions give students hands-on experience with career skills

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A nonprofit organization for career and technical education (CTE), SkillsUSA serves more than 413,000 middle school, high school, and college students and instructors nationwide. Business partners make it possible for us to achieve our mission of preparing students for career success, Whitehead says.

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How to Make Math Fun and Interesting

Teach Hub

Engaging Middle Schoolers in Math Middle school is when students start wondering, When will I ever use this? Make Math Real with Real-world Connections The best way to hook middle schoolers? The site rewards progress with certificates and achievements. Keeping math relevant and interactive is key.

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Meaningful Vision Board Ideas for Students + Tips for Creating Them

Teachers Pay Teachers

The visuals on the board are meant to serve as a reminder of what the future can look and feel like if your students take the necessary steps to achieve their goals. These images should represent their goals and illustrate how they’ll feel when they’ve achieved them.

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At a grim time for math test scores, these districts buck the trend

eSchool News

The idea had come from Ed Baker, district math coach at Tennessees Weakley County Schools. Baker set up an iPad on a cabinet in Gallimores classroom at Martin Middle School and hit record. Amid a grim landscape nationwide for middle school math, Tennessee fared better than most states.

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Politics, Pressure and Poor Sources: History Teachers Have It Tough These Days

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Painting approaches to history in stark black and white can shut down debate and keep social studies teachers from achieving what 94 percent of them report is the most important part of their job: preparing students for meaningful civic engagement. We feel so polarized right now. How do you teach the truth when the truth is all relative?

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