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‘Is this an appropriate use of AI or not?’: teachers say classrooms are now AI testing labs

Educators are trying to understand how these tools work and, perhaps most pressingly, how they can be misused

The Guardian - US

Illinois reading scores have bounced back, but math scores remain below pre-pandemic levels

Test scores released Monday show accelerated academic growth in reading for elementary and high school students compared to gains before the pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

London first-time buyers: 'How I bought in London at 25 thanks to a side hustle as a maths tutor'

The software engineer took on a second job, lived with his parents and saved for three years to amass a deposit

Evening Standard

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World Cup: Defending champions England looking down the barrel after huge loss to Sri Lanka

England's semis hopes all down to the math now

The Times of India

Oregon Is Removing a Requirement for High School Students to Show 'Essential Skills' Before Graduating

The measure, which had been paused since 2020, required students to meet benchmarks in reading, writing, and math.

Reason

Racial gaps in math have grown. A school tried closing theirs by teaching all kids the same classes

Racial achievement gaps in math have worsened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruptions to learning

The Independent UK

Math disabilities hold many students back. Schools often don't screen for them

Hundreds of thousands of students nationwide face challenges learning math due to disabilities such as dyscalculia

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NSW year 12 students said this maths test was ‘ridiculously hard’. How would you have done?

Some students say they are thinking of ‘backup uni course options’ after Monday exams but tutor says test was ‘comparable to previous years’

The Guardian - AU

Sri Siddalingeshwar Swami passes away

Sri Siddalingeshwar Swami, 75, of Duradundeshwar Siddha Samsthan Math in Belagavi, passed away on Sunday night. He collapsed before night prayers and was taken to a hospital, but was declared dead.

The Hindu

Jim Jordan launches fresh speaker bid after Steve Scalise fails

‘I think he’s gonna have a math problem as well,’ GOP rep says as internal party divisions show no signs of softening

The Independent UK

Freakonomics author: 'Objections to data science in K-12 education make no sense'

California's new math framework has ignited a row over whether data science should be taught in schools. The debate makes no sense, writes Steven Levitt.

Fortune

ACT test scores for U.S. students drop to a 30-year low

Scores have fallen for six consecutive years, and the trend accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The average scores in reading, science and math showed test-takers weren't ready for college.

WEKU

Mic’d-up Lions G Jonah Jackson hilariously struggled to count how much Detroit was winning by

"You know my math is bad! You know my math is bad!"

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dollars and sense: Can financial literacy help students learn math?

More states are requiring personal finance education before students graduate from high school

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The Times of India

Simple tips to improve Maths skills of kids

Most of the kids dread mathematics. For some reason, numbers do not excite kids as much as stories and pictures do. Parents find it extremely difficult to make their kids love numbers. Considered one of the most difficult subjects in the current education system, mathematics puts extreme pressure on kids…

The Hindu

Sanatana Dharma will not suffer any damage if some politician hurls abuses at it, says seer

Swami of Kanheri Math in Kolhapur affirms Sanatana Dharma will not be damaged by abuses from politicians like Udayanidhi Stalin. He urges youth to protect Hindu heritage by practising rituals.

The Independent UK

$1.4 billion Powerball prize is a combination of interest rates, sales, math — and luck

The upcoming $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot is the world’s fifth-largest lottery prize due to higher interest rates, long odds, fewer ticket sales per drawing, and luck

WEKU

SBF on trial: A 'math nerd' in over his head, or was his empire 'built on lies'?

Sam Bankman-Fried's trial in New York kicked off with lawyers from both sides delivering their opening statements, painting him as a villain or as an innocent nerd.

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California State Guidelines Discourage Schools From Offering Advanced Middle School Math

"California is promoting an approach to math instruction that's likely to reduce opportunities for disadvantaged students," writes math professor Brian Conrad.

The Hindu

‘Today, mathematics is not only necessary in daily life but pervasive’

Apoorva Khare is an associate professor of mathematics at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He is recognised as one of India’s leading young mathematicians and is one of the winners of the recently announced 2022 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes (now remodelled as the Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award). In…

The Independent UK

Which students get into advanced math? Texas is using test scores to limit bias

A new Texas law calls for every student who performs in the top 40% on a fifth-grade math assessment to be enrolled automatically in advanced math for sixth grade

Salon

Girl math vs Boy math: the gender battle

The meme has taken social media by storm but what does it say about the battle of the sexes?

The Guardian - US

‘Can’t we have a funny joke?’ Why #girlmath is dividing TikTok

The lighthearted trend – using questionable numbers to justify indulgent purchases – has been accused of fueling sexism

Fortune

'Boy math' jokes are going viral—and crypto bros are one of the targets

Crypto may not be exclusive to men, but jokes about "boy math" are still awfully fitting.

Salon

AOC slams McCarthy's "boy math"

The Speaker and Democrats' stalemate is no laughing matter, but that won't stop the memes

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