Math Blogs Links

Decision time on extended learning - Boston.com (blog)

Decision time on extended learning Boston.com (blog) Nothing has changed since a 2006 Massachusetts Department of Education report concluded that In both English Language Arts and Mathematics, at least 30 percent of the charter schools performed statistically significantly higher than their CSD [ed.

New report: 10 to 15 percent of students chronically absent - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

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New report: 10 to 15 percent of students chronically absent Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) (Please note that the Get Schooled blog preceded the Get Schooled Foundation cited in this release, but there is no relationship between the two.) Absenteeism is a parent problem. And it speaks to larger problems when a parent doesn't see the ... and more »

Chicago: Birthplace of the Point Spread - NBC Chicago (blog)

Chicago: Birthplace of the Point Spread NBC Chicago (blog) After graduating, McNeil taught math at a New England prep school, then returned to Chicago to work as a securities analyst at a bank. To supplement his small income, McNeil bet on baseball, basketball and football games, first with friends in the ...

Wages of young college graduates tanking during recession. (Is there room in ... - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

Wages of young college graduates tanking during recession. (Is there room in ... Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) If these college graduates took substantive courses like math, science, business, they would come out of school equipt to do some meaningful work. Many of them go there, drink their way through and come out with a useless degree. and more »

Should Everyone Code? - Wall Street Journal (blog)

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Should Everyone Code? Wall Street Journal (blog) It is obvious to me how being a skilled reader, a skilled writer, and at least high school level math are fundamental to performing the job of a politician. Or at any job, for that matter. But understanding variables and functions, pointers and ... Six Reasons a Non-Computer Nerd Might Want to Learn to CodeThe Atlantic Wire all 8 news articles »