Conversely, poor schools are much less likely to adopt an Algebra for All policy for eighth graders. Nearly half of the wealthiest schools offered algebra to all eighth-graders, compared with about a third of the poorest schools. Slide from a RAND Corporation webinar titled “Racial and Socioeconomic Divides in the Teaching and Learning of Algebra,” … Read more
Emmanuel Macron and Benjamin Netanyahu gesture during separate gatherings. — Reuters/File French President Emmanuel Macron has urged countries to stop supplying weapons to Israel if they want a ceasefire, a move which has apparently infuriated and angered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reported the New York Times. Following the French leader’s comments over the weekend, … Read more
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian for talks Friday at a forum in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan, a senior aide said on Monday. Yury Ushakov, Putin’s aide on foreign policy, told journalists the leaders will meet in Ashgabat while attending an event celebrating a Turkmen poet. “This … Read more
DOHA: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Qatar on Wednesday for bilateral talks and a summit at which he said he hopes to enlist Asian countries’ help in preventing what he called “Israeli crimes” in the Middle East. Starting his first trip to Qatar as president, Pezeshkian criticised Israel over the killing of Hamas leader … Read more
BEIJING: China calls on the international community, especially major countries with influence, to play a constructive role and avoid further turmoil in the Middle East, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. On Oct. 1 Beijing time, Israel launched ground offensive in southern Lebanon. In the early morning of Oct. 2, Iran launched military … Read more
TEL AVIV: The Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday that missiles had been launched from Iran towards Israel, prompting the country’s Home Front Command to issue life-saving guidelines for residents across multiple regions. Dozens of explosions boomed across Jerusalem on Tuesday night as air raid sirens rang out, AFP journalists reported. “A short while ago, missiles … Read more
This year, Roosevelt expanded the policy to cover all electronics, including Google Chromebooks when not directly in use in a classroom. Additionally, the policy allows no room for warnings. Once a student’s electronic is spotted by a teacher or administrator, it is placed in the front office for the day. Students collect confiscated phones after … Read more
We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. Learn more. Are you in the middle class? Many Americans like to think so, even if there are several definitions of what “middle class” actually means. The … Read more
The United States is sending the USS Georgia guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is speeding up the transit to the region of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, equipped with F-35C fighters “in light of escalating regional tensions,” the Pentagon said Sunday. In a conversation with Israeli Defense Secretary Yoav Gallant, … Read more
This analysis is evidence that widespread grade inflation, which has also been documented by the ACT, the National Center for Education Statistics and independent scholars, has persisted through 2023. In this transcript analysis, grade inflation occurred more frequently for Black and Hispanic students than Asian and white students. It was also more common for low-income … Read more