Virginia has scrapped a proposed education initiative many critics said would have limited student access to advanced math courses in the name of improving “equity.” The proposal, known as Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative (VMPI), is no longer featured on the website of the Virginia Department of Education in the wake of the new Gov. Glenn…

Florida’s First District Court of Appeal has expedited the process to decide a lawsuit filed by the family of a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator at a Jacksonville hospital. Attorneys for Mayo Clinic Florida have until 10 a.m. Jan. 13 to respond to the appeal filed by the family of 70-year-old Daniel Pisano. Then the…

Florida’s First District Court of Appeal has expedited the process to decide a lawsuit filed by the family of a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator at a Jacksonville hospital. Attorneys for Mayo Clinic Florida have until 10 a.m. Jan. 13 to respond to the appeal filed by the family of 70-year-old Daniel Pisano. Then the…

Florida’s First District Court of Appeal has expedited the process to decide a lawsuit filed by the family of a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator at a Jacksonville hospital. Attorneys for Mayo Clinic Florida have until 10 a.m. Jan. 13 to respond to the appeal filed by the family of 70-year-old Daniel Pisano. Then the…

 Find the Odd One Out in These Mathematical Brain Teasers Trying to spot the odd one out from a given set of numbers can make for a very challenging brain teaser. All numbers or equations in the questions in this quiz follow a set pattern or rule, however there is one option that doesn’t. So,…

Commentary Planning, according to the American author Alan Lakein, involves “bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” If you want to buy a new house in five years, it helps to start saving today. To have a thriving economy going forward, it helps to have well-trained, highly-skilled…

Oregon’s governor recently signed a bill that allows high school students to graduate without proving they can read, write, or do math. Oregon Senate Bill 744 (pdf) states that students “may not be required to show proficiency in Essential Learning Skills as a condition of receiving a high school diploma” in the next three school…

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—California is pushing back its schedule to implement proposed math curriculum that sparked controversy. The California Department of Education said on July 14 that it would postponing the new math framework after receiving hundreds of letters of opposition. About 500 current and former STEM leaders, educators, business executives and venture capitalists signed an…

Part 1 of a Series on ‘Social Justice’ Research (Part 2 here) The push to create “equity” and more “social justice” in public schools in America’s largest state rests on this basic premise: “We reject ideas of natural gifts and talents,” declares the current draft of the California Math Framework, which also states that it rejects…

The California Board of Education voted unanimously to postpone a new mathematics framework that incorporates ethnic and social justice studies after critics argued it would “de-mathematize math.” The board postponed the Mathematics Curriculum Framework—a document guiding how teachers should implement the state’s math standards—during its July 13 meeting, following a letter signed by 468 higher educators and business leaders in the fields of science,…