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Arithmetic versus mathematics

Math is commonly taught sequentially, which seems logical for such a logic-based subject.Students begin with numbers, move to addition, subtraction...
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A Virtual Clinical Trial shows Success for Breast Cancer Prevention

Dr Peter Alperin and colleagues at Archimedes Inc. in San Francisco mathematically modeled the effects of tamoxifen on post-menopausal women under...
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Oakland schools and the socioeconomically disadvantaged children

The percentage of the socioeconomically disadvantaged children in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is high.The sococioeconomically...
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Oakland public schools and Black students

The Oakland Unified School District performance has been a major problem for many years.Although the district’s API has improved over the...
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Esparanza Elementary School

  • Esparanza elementary school
  • February 6, 2012
Esparanza, an elementary school in the Oakland Unified School District did not perform very well in 2011. The Esparanza Elementary School’s...
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Thirty six percent of Oakland Hispanic fourth graders not proficient in math

The Oakland unified school district’s fourth grade mathematics average score on the 2011 California Standardized Test (CST) was 387.1 points...
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Mentoring in STEM: The village educating the child

January is National Mentoring Month, when awareness to mentoring is brought to the general public and mentoring organizations are highlighted....
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Amazon Appstore's Free App of the Day for April 17, 2012: Mathris - A Math Game

Amazon.com has promised to make a paid app free every day in the Amazon Appstore, and today's app isMathris - A Math Game.Follow me on...
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It's Pi Day: eat a slice of pi(e) today

March 14 is also 3/14 if looked at in the mm/dd format, and to mathematicians and tech geeks, that's close enough, just as 3.14 is: March 14,...
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Nurturing children's attitudes toward mathematics

Parents have the wonderful opportunity for nurturing children's attitudes toward, and success with, mathematics.It is easy to find time to read...
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