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Gadfly Bites 6/10/26 Math!
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (96+ words) News stories featured in Gadfly Bites may require a paid subscription to read in full. You have been warned. Jeff Murray is a lifelong resident of central Ohio. He previously worked at School Choice Ohio and the Greater Columbus Arts…...
Mixed-achievement math classrooms are a net negative
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (110+ words) It's much disputed in England whether grouping students by achievement level or mixing them together is a more effective strategy for teaching in secondary schools. This practice resembles achievement grouping in the U. S. , particularly when done in specific subjects like math....
Can literacy instruction make students better at math?
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (257+ words) Consistent with earlier findings, the MORE intervention had positive effects on both reading (near transfer) and math (far transfer): a 1 standard deviation increase in third grade reading ability corresponds with a roughly 0. 56 standard deviation increase in grade four math. About…...