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Michigan reading scores drop again. State superintendent: 'We need to improve"
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (647+ words) Meanwhile, fourth through seventh grade reading scores are also down from the previous year. Just 44% of students grades 3-8 are proficient in reading, according to a Chalkbeat analysis of M-STEP and PSAT 8/9 tests. “We need to improve the results of all…...
Stony Brook professor wins Fields Medal mathematics prize
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (340+ words) Stony Brook University Professor John Pardon has been awarded the Fields Medal for his work in mathematics. Credit: Stony Brook University / John Griffin A Stony Brook University professor has been named one of four winners from around the world for…...
Regeneron Science Talent Search: 33 Long Island students named semifinalists
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (1199+ words) Thirty-three Long Island high school seniors were named Regeneron Science Talent Search semifinalists Wednesday — a historic low for the Island but still higher than any other region in the United States. Jericho had 10 scholars out of the 300 semifinalists chosen from…...
From rockets to cancer research, here's how the number pi is embedded in our lives
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (715+ words) LOS ANGELES — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi. Representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, pi is approximately…...
Trump visa changes squeeze rural schools relying on international teachers
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (836+ words) A student prepares to leave school, Aug. 13, 2014, southeast of Brookhaven, Miss. Credit: AP/Rogelio V. Solis Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty…...
Massapequa's 'Sal Cal' teaches math and empathy
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (491+ words) Challenger Basketball coach Sal Calderone, right, high fives Sophia Matos during a game at Massapequa High School. Credit: Barry Sloan When parents attend back-to-school night at Massapequa High School, they might be surprised by what ninth grade algebra teacher Sal…...
Even tech skeptics can cheer AI's promise in decoding the 'dark genome"
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (307+ words) Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks about Google DeepMind at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, California, in May 2023. DeepMind’s platform works well for predicting some gene functions, but not all of them. Credit: AP/Jeff Chiu Google DeepMind,…...
Jay Rand challenges students with Gauss' classic math puzzle on day one
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (484+ words) Rocky Point High School math teacher Jay Rand sees mistakes as a part of learning. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost Rocky Point High School math teacher Jay Rand likes to challenge his students with a classic head-scratcher on the first day…...