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"What works in science and math education? Until recently, there had been few solid answers - just guesses and hunches, marketing hype and extrapolations from small pilot studies. "

"The technique under study in Tampa, called interleaving, has become an especially hot area of interest among researchers. It mixes distinct but related problems or ideas - long division, say, and multiplying fractions - in daily homework assignments. "

"Girls should play more video games. That's one of the unexpected lessons [author] takes away from a rash of recent studies on the importance of-and the malleability of-spatial skills."

"A large majority of middle school math teachers say the common core is more rigorous than their state's prior mathematics standards. At the same time, most teachers reported receiving fewer than 20 hours of professional development over the past year related to the common core, according to the new study."

"High school students are taking more advanced science and math courses than ever, and graduating with many more science credits that could pave the way to careers in science and technology. Try taking a short quiz and see how well you match up."

"A new analysis of how all U.S. states stack up against countries around the world shows that 8th grade students in 36 states outperformed the international average in math and those in 47 did so in science."