Derek Goldrei obituary Other lives: Mathematician who had teaching and leadership positions at the Open University and several Oxford University colleges The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022
CET 2022: Hight Court permits Karnataka, KEA to assign ranks afresh after ‘normalisation’ of II PU marks of repeaters Litigant repeaters agree for ‘normalisation’ method suggested by a panel of experts. All CET repeaters will lose around 18 marks in physics, chemistry and mathematics subjects after ‘normalisation’ of their II PU marks The Hindu · Sep 23, 2022
Exposed: The shocking pay gaps in science and technology The gender pay gap is alive and well in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) causing women to leave the sector at higher Women continue to be underpaid and underrepresented in senior leadership roles in STEM, according to the latest edition of the federal government’s STEM Equity… The New Daily · Sep 22, 2022
More women are studying STEM, but there are still stubborn workplace barriers Today, the Australian government released the STEM Equity Monitor 2022 – the nation’s annual scorecard on gendered participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and careers. The Conversation · Sep 20, 2022
Teaching ‘Vedic’ maths for SC/ST students temporarily stopped Classes were to be conducted using funds set aside by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department The Hindu · Sep 16, 2022
Columbia whistleblower on exposing college rankings: ‘They are worthless’ US News relegated Columbia to 18th from second place after it was revealed the college had misrepresented key statistics The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2022
Reserved funds to be used to teach ‘Vedic’ maths for SC/ST students This move has been criticised by several Dalit activists who say this amounts to ‘diversion’ of funds The Hindu · Sep 15, 2022
Student who can't read or write passes exams with flying colours He is now preparing to embark on an engineering mathematics degree at the University of Bristol Wales Online · Sep 11, 2022
Professor from Chennai to head mathematics panel Sanoli Gun from city’s The Institute of Mathematical Sciences will be the first president of Asia-Oceania Women in Mathematics The Hindu · Sep 7, 2022
Despite Polarization, Americans Agree: School Learning Losses Are a System Failure Democrats and Republicans share dismay over how educators handled the pandemic and support alternatives. Reason · Sep 7, 2022
RCU retired professor sets up charitable institute to train youths in Mathematics Teacher creating awareness about the advanced trends in Mathematics The Hindu · Sep 4, 2022
Editorial: Alarming evidence of pandemic backsliding underlines the need for effective instruction now The gold-standard measure of educational trends has the word “progress” in its name. But the National Assessment of Educational Progress unveiled Thursday showed nothing but slippage over the last two years. Students saw the largest average decline in reading since 1990 and the first drop in mathematics ever measured in… Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022
The simple reason a viral math equation stumped the internet For about a decade now, mathematicians and mathematics educators have been weighing in on a particular debate rooted in school mathematics that shows no signs of abating. The Conversation · Aug 28, 2022
The Bristol nursery where pre-schoolers have 'deep level of understanding of mathematics' Ofsted rated South Gloucestershire institution as "outstanding" across the board Bristol Post · Aug 26, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Aug 26, 2022 Nicholas Goldberg: Shakespeare, mathematics and the monkey who called 911 Have you heard about the monkey who called 911?
Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2022 Korean war veteran, 92, passes GCSE mathematics Derek Skipper said he was nervous about the result but is now delighted with his achievement
The Hindu · Aug 16, 2022 IIT Madras launches Centre to study Indian Knowledge Systems It will focus on Indian mathematics, astronomy, architecture, political and economic thought
The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022 Patna: Mathematics & statistics are key to multiple career opportunities PATNA: Very often, we encounter discussions related to the interpretation of data, which somehow requires an understanding of the concepts in statistics and mathematics. For example, we frequently see pathological or blood test reports or the various numbers, graphs and tables in the newspapers, which rely on some of those…
The Conversation · Aug 9, 2022 Racism, exclusion and tokenism: how Māori and Pacific science graduates are still marginalised at university Given most New Zealand universities have goals for increasing Māori and Pacific student and staff numbers, we need to ask why their numbers still remain stubbornly low in the research sector – and even lower within “STEM” (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) departments.
The Hindu · Aug 2, 2022 Airbus, GMR ink pact for aircraft maintenance training The programme, to commence this year, will be open to aspirants who have cleared their Class 12 examination with Physics and Mathematics as main subjects.
Newcastle Herald · Jul 27, 2022 Are you smarter than a sixth grader? Take the Newcastle Perm maths challenge "I really want to see how I improved from last year, when there was one question I was stuck on."
Newcastle Herald · Jul 26, 2022 Newcastle Permanent Mathematics Competition to be held in 'hybrid mode' "Being able to do maths in your head or on paper is still a critical life skill."
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022 Who was Stefan Banach and why is Google celebrating him? Banach was an original member of the Lwów School of Mathematics and founder of modern functional analysis
The Times of India · Jul 23, 2022 Class 12 students score more in science, mathematics than languages MUMBAI: In the CBSE Class 12 results, several students have scored a perfect 100 in science and mathematics as compared to languages.
Daily Record · Jul 18, 2022 Kirkcudbright Academy holds prizegiving ceremony to end summer 2022 term A number of pupils received firsts with Lucy McClure being named Dux