Tougher standards. New ways of teaching. Whiz-bang technology. Homework help. And believing in the potential of every child. All of this is ratcheting up math achievement among students in the eight-county Philadelphia area. There are still gaps, still problems. But children rich and poor, city and suburban, elementary and older are getting a better grasp of math as they step into an ever more competitive world.
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Pa., NJ show math gains
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New Jersey was among 15 states whose eighth graders have shown significant improvement in math since 2007, according to the results of national assessment tests released yesterday.
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Math shift is marked by division
- Supporters say the retreat from rote exercises is raising scores in Pa. and N.J. Critics fear fundamentals are lost.An elementary math program that has won acclaim for producing stellar math scores on state tests and yet continues to take hits as being fuzzy and weak on basic math facts has put down deep roots in the Philadelphia region.
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At Abington High, high-tech tools
- Interest in advanced math has increased geometrically.There's a brave new world of math-education technology, and Abington Senior High is among many schools in the region seizing the initiative. Two components: 20 or fewer students per class, and the wide use of graphing calculators and interactive whiteboards.
- With five years to go before the goal deadline, many schools are nearly there.In Pennsylvania and New Jersey classrooms these days, math rules. At last. More than a quarter-century after the report "A Nation at Risk" warned that U.S. students were lagging in math and science achievement, efforts to upgrade teacher quality, identify effective instructional programs, and convince students that math matters are reaping results.
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