Q&A: Even small amounts of online math practice can improve skills

An analysis of data from 200,000 students using a computer-assisted math program supports an optimistic view of skill-focused ...
The Hechinger Report

Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

Chance Harrison and Jaylen Garibay, seniors at Rio Mesa High School, compare data and work on an analysis they collected on student stress levels. Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report The ...
The Bulletin

Data science v algebra II: Educators debate what math classes high school students need

OXNARD, Calif. — On a Wednesday morning in December, Dale Perizzolo’s math class at Adolfo Camarillo High School was anything but quiet. Students chatted about the data analysis they performed on ...
Los Angeles Times

Modern high school math should be about data science — not Algebra 2

Thanks to the information revolution, a stunning 90% of the data created by humanity has been generated in just the past two years. Yet the math taught in U.S. schools hasn’t materially changed since ...
Forbes

Math Isn't Biased, But Big Data Is.

Once, while I was teaching a math class at a local university, another instructor came to tell me how she had to fight back laughter when she overheard me speaking with a student during my office ...
NPR

'Weapons Of Math Destruction' Outlines Dangers Of Relying On Data Analytics

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with data scientist Cathy O'Neil about her new book, Weapons of Math Destruction, which describes the dangers of relying on big data analytics to solve problems. We are in a ...