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Once-Prestigious University Of California, San Diego, Now Admits Students Who Can’t Solve 1st Grade Math Problem

California’s public universities were once excellent at milling out mostly competent graduates (along with the requisite duds and savants). The University of California, San Diego (UCSD), has thrown ...
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Why Word Problems Are Such a Struggle for Students—And What Teachers Can Do

Want to learn more? Sign up for a free five-week email mini-course full of research-backed strategies to help students make sense of math. Give Cindy Cliche a math word problem, and she can tell you ...