Federal Study Tests Early-Grade Math Programs

Federal Study Tests Early-Grade Math Programs

Report: Ex-D.C. Schools Chief Offered N.J. Job

Report: Ex-D.C. Schools Chief Offered N.J. Job

$27 Million to Aid Early-Learning Multimedia Projects

$27 Million to Aid Early-Learning Multimedia Projects

Is There an Algebra Overkill?

Is There an Algebra Overkill?

Effort Targets 'Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations'

Effort Targets 'Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations'

U.S. Ed Department Awards Grants for Spec Ed Assessments

U.S. Ed Department Awards Grants for Spec Ed Assessments

Oprah: Do You Have the Courage to Listen to Teachers?

Oprah: Do You Have the Courage to Listen to Teachers?

Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment

Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment

Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment

Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment

Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment

Baltimore Schools, Teachers Union to End Linking Pay to Years of Employment

Race to Top Assessment Consortia Get More Money

Race to Top Assessment Consortia Get More Money

Consolidation of NJ schools

Fine Print: Senate Bill 2261

Proposed legislation would meld New Jersey’s nearly 600 school districts into 21 county-administered ones.  More here.

Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5

Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5

62 TIF Winners Share $442M for Performance Pay

62 TIF Winners Share $442M for Performance Pay

Even though research has shown its ineffectiveness.

Merit Pay Found to Have Little Effect on Achievement

Merit Pay Found to Have Little Effect on Achievement

2010 EduJobs Money

A complete list of which districts received how much federal money can be found here.

Core Plus Research

Core-Plus Mathematics is a four-year curriculum that replaces the traditional sequence with courses that each feature interwoven strands of algebra and functions, statistics and probability, geometry and trigonometry, and discrete mathematics. The first three courses in the series provide a common core of broadly useful mathematics, while the fourth continues the preparation of students for college mathematics and statistics courses. The curriculum emphasizes mathematical modeling, using technology to emphasize reasoning with multiple representations (verbal, numerical, graphical, and symbolic) and to focus on goals in which mathematical thinking and problem solving are central. Instructional materials promote active learning and teaching centered around collaborative small-group investigations of problem situations, followed by teacher-led whole-class summarizing activities that lead to analysis, abstraction, and further application of underlying mathematical ideas.

Research

One study of Core-Plus Mathematics that falls within the scope of the High School Mathematics review protocol meets What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards with reservations. The one study included 1,050 high school students in 11 schools in multiple states.
Based on the one study, the WWC considers the extent of evidence for Core-Plus Mathematics on high school students to be small for math achievement.

Effectiveness

Core-Plus Mathematics was found to have potentially positive effects on mathematics achievement for high school students.

Standards' Impact for Special Ed. is Weighed

Standards' Impact for Special Ed. is Weighed

Why School Reform Fails

Why School Reform Fails

State Tests and NAEP Gains Seen on Same Trajectory

State Tests and NAEP Gains Seen on Same Trajectory