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Is Common Core math the problem?
While some blame Common Core math for falling test scores, others say the stress on understanding prepares students for algebra.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 282 min read
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NYC mandates 'Illustrative Math'
New York City high schools are adopting the same algebra curriculum in hopes of closing "stark racial disparities" in math achievement,...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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Why even kids who like to read hate English class
English teachers are teaching kids to hate reading, writes Pamela Paul, a New York Times op-ed columnist, in response to Nathan Heller's...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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