Global data on math achievement is revealing a dismaying trend: Girls are doing worse than boys — and the margins are huge.

BACK TO YOU GUYS. THANKS, SAMANTHA. OKAY, HERE’S A SOBERING STATISTIC. ONLY 24% OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE PROFICIENT IN MATH. WOW. AND ONE NEBRASKA COUPLE WANTS TO CHANGE THAT.

An EdWeek Research Center survey finds that educators see older students' lack of progress in the subject as an acute problem ...

WITH WHAT ELSE HE HAD TO SAY? MADISON. DOCTOR POLLIO SAYS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND TEACHER SHORTAGES ARE HAVING AN IMPACT ON STUDENT SUCCESS IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND HERE IN LOUISVILLE. BUT ...

Barely more than half of the state’s third through eighth grade students meet state standards in English language arts and math, while less than half of fifth and eighth graders meet state standards ...

A new 50-state analysis shows U.S. high school graduation rates are at historic highs, but math proficiency lags far behind, revealing a troubling skills gap. In some states, the gap between ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's Department of Education has released results from the most recent Indiana Learning Evaluation and Readiness Network (ILEARN) assessment. The report said that math proficiency ...

Across the U.S., high school graduation rates have reached record highs, yet math proficiency remains alarmingly low. In Pennsylvania, new graduation pathways allow students to earn diplomas without ...

Certain historically underserved groups of Albuquerque Public Schools middle school students made gains over the last year on a statewide math proficiency assessment, Superintendent Gabriella Blakey ...

What is it about math that puts people off? When it comes to reading/English language arts, there is universal agreement that supporting literacy is a priority. Here in the Lowcountry, for example, ...

IN TONIGHT’S EDUCATION ALERT. SCHOOL IS IN SESSION NOW FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MARYLAND STUDENTS. WHEN IT COMES TO READING AND MATH PROFICIENCY, THE STATE DOES NOT ENTIRELY MAKE THE GRADE.