Fort Lewis Grant To Be A Plus For Math (Rocky Mountain News)
Fort Lewis College officials say they plan to use a $1.9 million federal grant to overhaul the school's math program and increase the number of students studying science, engineering and technology.

John Swett Schools Improve In English, Drop In Math (Contra Costa Times)
The percentage of John Swett school district students who scored proficient or above in English improved slightly over last year, but math scores dropped slightly, according to state standardized test score data released this week.

Scores Increase In Math, English Skills (Madera Tribune)
LOS ANGELES - A growing number of California students met state standards for English and math this year, but more than half still scored below their grade level, with Latino and black students lagging significantly, according to test results released Thursday.

Math Academy Move Hopes To Attract More Students (East Valley Tribune)
Scottsdale's Math and Science Academy at Saguaro High School is starting its third year at a new location with a new name and a new outlook. But the program, formerly known as the Copper Ridge Math and Science Academy, still has its old enrollment problem: As of Thursday, it had three students.

August's Daily Math Activities (Westerly Sun)
South Kingstown math coaches create a summer program to help students in grades K-5 obtain good math skills.

Retired Math Teacher Never Stopped Giving Lessons (Everett Herald)
Royal Penewell taught math. When he wasn't in class, he still taught. Even when math wasn't the subject, he'd make it so. Better yet, Penewell took math and made it fun.

Bookshelf: "Kiss My Math," Danica McKellar (Cape Cod Times)
How do you follow up an education book titled "Math Doesn't Suck"? If you're Danica McKellar, you pen a sequel that strengthens your notion that girls and math DO go together.

Enfield 10th-gradersâ CAPT Scores Lower In Math, Science, Reading This Year (Journal Inquirer)
ENFIELD — Tenth-graders scored lower this year in math, science, and reading on the Connecticut Academic Performance Test than they did last year, according to school officials.

FISD Board Praises New Math And Science Curriculum (The Frisco Enterprise)
With the start of a new school year only weeks away, the Frisco ISD school board got a glimpse into the school’s new teacher-produced curriculum for math and science at their regular meeting Monday night.

Math And Science Program Offered To Middle School Girls (Granite City Press-Record)
Granite City residents Linda Knogl and Linda McDonnell laid the ground work for expanding the number of local, female middle school students involved in the Girls Explore, Experience and Experiment in Math and Science program this week.