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$Were You Ever Told You Are Not a Math Person?$

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Were You Ever Told You Are Not a Math Person?

Were you ever told you are not a “math person” growing up? That’s what the Ed Post team wanted to know this week. So we asked our readers.

April 29 2022

By Rob Samuelson

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I Tell Every One of My Students They're a 'Math Person'

Math was always my favorite subject throughout my K-12 schooling. It has always been the one subject that has come naturally to me. All throughout grade school, I was always among...

April 25 2022

By Kwame Sarfo-Mensah

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With Florida Math Textbook Rejections, CRT Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

While Twitter’s chock full of talk about Florida banning books that include “critical race theory (CRT),” there’s even more weirdness going on.

April 18 2022

By Rob Samuelson

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$Were You Ever Told You Are Not a Math Person?$

Math

Were You Ever Told You Are Not a Math Person?

April 29, 2022

Math

I Tell Every One of My Students They're a 'Math Person'

April 25, 2022

critical race theory

With Florida Math Textbook Rejections, CRT Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

April 18, 2022

Math

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low-income

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January 4, 2022

student success

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December 10, 2021

School After COVID-19

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October 13, 2021

Teacher Prep

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November 2, 2020

Black students

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January 19, 2020

Black students

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December 2, 2019

Nation's Report Card

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November 8, 2019

STEM learning

These Three Things Could Make the Difference in Getting More Girls Involved in STEM

July 1, 2019

Black students

I Knew I Wanted to Teach Kids Whose Backgrounds Looked Just Like Mine'

June 7, 2019

Teacher Prep

Kassie Benjamin's the Kind of Math Teacher Who Sticks With You Long After You Leave Her Classroom

November 30, 2018

Black students

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August 9, 2018

Teacher Prep

Here’s Why It’s Hard for Schools to Pick Good Curricula

July 5, 2018

Achievement Gap

Chicago's Students Are Standing Still on Test Scores But That's Good News

June 1, 2018

Achievement Gap

I’ve Done More to Help Students and Parents Than I Ever Did During My 15 Years in the Classroom

April 11, 2018

proficiency

New Jersey Skated by for Years on Misleading Graduation Rates, But Now It's Closing the 'Honesty Gap'

December 12, 2017

student success

Finding the Right School for My Son Has Literally Changed His Life

October 3, 2017

proficiency

Fancy Education Luncheons Aren’t Going to Fix the Schools in My Neighborhood

September 21, 2017

Black students

We're 42 Years Apart But Our Mission Is the Same: Change Education for the Black Community

September 18, 2017

Arne Duncan

We Need to Give Low-Income Kids a Chance at High-Tech Futures, and After-School Programs Can Help

August 29, 2017

Chicago

Chicago's Solorio High School Showed Me Exactly the Kind of Teacher I Want to Be

August 23, 2017

standardized tests

Here’s Why You Should Worry Less About Your Kid’s Happiness and More About Their Test Scores

August 7, 2017

parent engagement

The Only Thing I Want to See Melting This Summer Is My Ice Cream Cone, Not My Kid's Brain

July 12, 2017

Teacher Voice

How Do We Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing Future? Prepare the Teachers, First.

May 17, 2017

Assessments

Want to Know If the New Standardized Tests Are Working? Ask the Students.

May 2, 2017

racism

I Will Stop at Nothing to Become an African-American Female Computer Scientist

May 1, 2017

California

If You're Gonna Be on 'Team Public Education' You Need to Commit to These 3 Things

February 15, 2017

Rural Schools

Charter School Enrollment Surges Past 3 Million, But It’s Still Not Enough to Meet Parent Demand

February 7, 2017

teacher quality

I Went to a Good School, So Why Am I Terrible at Math?

January 5, 2017

Teacher Prep

It’s Never Been Harder to Be a Teacher and That’s Why We Need to Train Them Better

December 16, 2016

Chicago

3 Ways to Beat the Winter Slide and #KeepKidsLearning

December 15, 2016

standardized tests

The Last Thing I Wanted Was Another Standardized Test, But I'm Glad I Took This One Seriously

December 12, 2016

Achievement Gap

Our High Schools Can't Afford To Ignore These Mediocre PISA Scores

December 8, 2016

teacher effectiveness

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September 14, 2016

standardized tests

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August 22, 2016

Poverty

We Don't Make It Easy on the Kids at Our School and They Like It That Way

July 18, 2016

Achievement Gap

5 Ways to Beat the Summer Slide and #KeepKidsLearning

July 14, 2016

parent engagement

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June 30, 2016

standardized tests

At This D.C. Charter School, a High Quality Education Means More Than Math and Reading

June 14, 2016

Poverty

To Our Progressive Friends: There Are Communities of Color That Want Public Charter Schools

May 5, 2016

Coding

Coffee Break: Valerie Camille Jones on Coffeehouse Math, Our Numbers Complex, and 'Hidden Figures'

May 4, 2016

Teacher Prep

This Math Curriculum Created by Teachers Is Raising Standards for Students Across the Country

April 21, 2016

Chicago

5 Reasons Why This Educator Is Loving Khan Academy for Her Students and Children

March 22, 2016

Students of Color

Turns Out Ms. Martin and Her ‘Crazy Math’ Program Weren't So Crazy After All

February 23, 2016

The Atlantic

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February 1, 2016

Reading

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December 28, 2015

Math

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October 26, 2015

$Common Core Math Is the ‘Right Thing to Do for Children’$

Math

Common Core Math Is the ‘Right Thing to Do for Children’

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Math

Hey Parents, New Common Core Math Is Worth the Trouble

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