Mass. schools pilot project-based lessons Students at two Massachusetts high schools are learning about math and other subjects through hands-on learning. The schools are part of a federally funded pilot program that seeks to assess the effectiveness of project-based lessons. WBUR-FM (Boston) (8/21) Record number of students take ACT, but success rates remain stagnant  | | (flyflyis) | A record 1.84 million 2014 high-school graduates took the ACT college readiness test, but only 39% met three or more benchmarks in English, math, reading and science. That number is unchanged from last year, with Latinos and African-Americans continuing to score lower on average than their white and Asian-American counterparts. InsideHigherEd.com (8/20)
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 | Okla. district pilots 4-day schedule  | | (tobkatrina/NewsCred) | While some school districts have implemented four-day weeks to help cut costs, officials with an Oklahoma district said they piloted the shorter week to help recruit more teachers and curb student absences. Preliminary data from districts with similar schedules show no major adverse effects on student achievement. District Administration magazine online (8/21)
| Duncan offers guidance on testing, evaluations, more Education Secretary Arne Duncan in this blog post addresses key education issues, including teacher evaluations and test preparation. "Growth is what matters," he writes. "No teacher or school should be judged on any one test, or tests alone -- always on a mix of measures -- which could range from classroom observations to family engagement indicators." SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education (8/21) Other News | Schools expand computer-coding options Schools increasingly are teaching students how to write computer code to prepare them for the next generation of jobs, according to this article. "Just like we use the principles of math or the words in world languages as building blocks for those studies, code is a form of communication," said Marie Blistan, vice president of the New Jersey Education Association. Inside Jersey magazine (Newark, N.J.) (8/2014) |  | Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance." -- Robert Quillen, American journalist | | | | Math Education SmartBrief is an aggregation of published news and editorial content from diverse sources. The content of Math Education SmartBrief does not necessarily reflect the position or editorial viewpoint of any particular organization. | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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