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First-Time Graduate Enrollment Rises, But Declines Domestically

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increase the previous year, between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020, and five years of gradual increases. Increases in other fields were relatively small, including “other fields,” (2.9%), health sciences (0.8%), and mathematics and computer sciences (0.3%). This comes after a 12.9% in Fall 2016 to 87.4% in Fall 2020.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

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Those looking to apply to Wentworth are required to have four years of English, a mathematics course on the level of Algebra II, and one laboratory science course under their belt. high school graduates in 2019 (40%) had completed precalculus/mathematical analysis. And only 16% of graduates had completed calculus that year.

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New Video Series Showcases Research on Black Males Navigating and Succeeding in STEM

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A brand-new video series that highlights the diverse experiences of Black boys and men in the science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields, has launched under the direction of a prominent researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Burt is also a 2019 Diverse Emerging Scholar. “We Dr. Brian A.

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Report: Reading and Math Skills of 13-Year-Olds See Decline

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Reading and mathematics skills of 13-year-olds have declined, according to findings from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)’s NAEP long-term trend (LTT) reading and math assessments. The scores also saw a decrease, 7 points in reading and 14 points in math, when compared to a decade ago. “We

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Study: Third-Grade Retention Has Positive Effects for Student Outcomes

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As of 2019, 18 U.S. Student academic outcomes were measured by results on statewide end-of-year mathematics and ELA assessments, Hwang said. states had mandatory retention laws for students taking state assessments, with the prominence of such policies increasing in the nation.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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For example, Dr. Juan Gilbert, a 2002 Emerging Scholar, a decade later received the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Our mantra has been to be relevant, to be useful and to put out quality journalism,” Matthews told Jamal Watson, the executive editor, in a 2019 interview. “We

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

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Specifically, in comparison to 2019, the previous assessment year, average mathematics scores for grade 4 students were lower in 2022 for American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, students of Two or More Races, and white students (see [link] ).

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