5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (1776+ words) Why it matters: Proponents of Senate Bill 1067, including state Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson, say the goal is to identify students who are falling behind in math early so they can get help. More than 60% of California students fall below the…...

42+ min ago  (421+ words) California could begin testing students as early as kindergarten in math. Proponents of Senate Bill 1067, including state Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson, say the goal is to identify students who are falling behind in math early so they can get help....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (633+ words) Just a few months after California overhauled the way it teaches children to read, a new bill takes on math education " and may be just as controversial. Senate Bill 1067 would require schools to screen all kindergartners, first- and second-graders for…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (757+ words) Last Wednesday was a big day for the Sussman and Frankel family. It was the first day of school at California Creative Academy, a charter school in Los Angeles where 5-year-old Eli is newly enrolled in kindergarten. But after participating…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1174+ words) Slow progress in degrees: State and federal initiatives have boosted funding and awareness, but women's share of bachelor's degrees in engineering has only risen from 19% to 25% across more than a decade, while computer science saw a smaller increase and math…...