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Vermont Evaluating How To Improve Science And Math Education
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The most recent NECAP results are in, and they indicate that a majority of Vermont high schoolers are not meeting standards in math and science. Just 36 percent of 11th graders were proficient in math, and just 30 percent were proficient in science. Students in elementary and middle school did significantly better on the math and science exams – the drop is concerning many educators.VPR News
VT Edition Interview: Michael Hock, Pam Cyr & John Pandolfo on math scores and curricula
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Michael Hock is Director of Educational Assessment. Pam Cyr is a 5th grade math teacher at Shelburne Community School. John Pandolfo is a math teacher at Spaulding High School in Barre. They spoke with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about math scores and curricula in use across Vermont.Vermont Edition
Teaching Math
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Thirty percent of Vermont’s 11th graders scored proficiently in the math portion of this year’s NECAP state assessment tests. We talk with the state’s Director of Educational Assessment, Michael Hock, about the low scores. And we hear from math teachers about how math is taught in classrooms around the state. Also, we look at a new affordable housing report, and we bring you an audio postcard from Londonderry.VPR News
