Math scores up for 4th and 8th graders
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Elementary and middle schoolers posted solid gains in math and more modest improvements in reading in national test results released Tuesday.
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Eighth-grade students in the United States scored better in both mathematics and science last year than in 1999, but still lagged their peers in a number of other industrial countries, according
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Children who had never been taught addition or subtraction were able to solve approximate math problems involving large numbers, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that reveals a new understanding of children&#39;s innate math ability.
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A little homework goes a long way.
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Large percentages of high school seniors are posting weak scores on national math and reading tests even though more of them are taking challenging courses and getting higher grades in school, two reports released Thursday show.
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Ofsted's annual report also praises the schools that are doing particularly well.
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Description: Siemens Westinghouse announces the winners of its annual competition for high school students in math, science and technology.
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GCSE pupils at private schools are three times more likely to score A and A* grades, a report suggests.
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By Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle  Sep. 15--AUSTIN -- Future high school students likely will be able to choose from a variety of math and science courses to meet a new state requirement for a fourth year of study in those subjects.
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Maryland school officials proudly noted last week that more than 90 percent of students in the Class of 2009 expected to earn a diploma had passed one of four tests required to graduate. But testing data provided to The Washington Post by local school systems indicate that the number of students who...
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Grade-school math plus time can add up to big bucks in the bank.
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Compared with peers in traditional public schools, fourth-graders in charter schools do as well in reading but worse in math, a pilot government study says.
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U.S. eighth-grade students are improving in science and math compared with international peers, but the nation's fourth-graders have stagnant scores and are slipping behind in both subjects, according to a study of achievement across the globe.
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Pupils have made improvements in maths but there has been little progress in writing, official figures show.
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Japanese schoolchildren will spend more time on core subjects such as math and science under guidelines unveiled on Friday, in an effort to boost academic standards months after the country slipped in global education rankings.
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By Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Feb. 21--In the arena of math and science instruction in Kentucky's high  schools, the law of supply and demand is having its irresistible impact.
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Daniel Mckoy was in his eighth grade mathematics class when he was called into the hallway.