Officials from Cambridge Public Schools updated the School Committee on the status of two decades-long projects — Algebra 1 in eighth grade and universal preschool — in a Tuesday meeting.
The School Committee approved the competency determination policy in a unanimous vote Thursday evening. The measure will require that students earn passing grades in several academic areas in lieu of ...
Ah, the poor calculator: so plain, yet so essential, like the Swiss Army knife of the academic world. The thing is, as I have now learned, not all calculators are created equal. So let me now take you ...
Most people learn to count and do basic arithmetic at a young age and don’t give these skills a second thought. But numerosity or numeracy, the ability to think about and use numbers, is more ...
A newly created state panel will huddle this year to come up with new statewide high school graduation standards, after voters rejected the MCAS mandate in the November ...
Studies have shown that people who enjoy solving mathematical problems have enhanced problem-solving and critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of the world. It also opens up an array of ...