Sentence examples for math instruction and from inspiring English sources

For instance, 63 percent of superintendents said they had not found the department's efforts helpful in improving math instruction, and 59 percent said the same of improving literacy.

When they were done, the two agreed that teachers might need some coaching in math instruction — and Mr. Durkin agreed to pay for it.

His mother works for the Upper Dublin School District in Pennsylvania, where she provides homebound students with math instruction and tutoring.

For example, Anthony Singe, the superintendent in Locust Valley, said its eighth-grade math scores climbed by 25 percentage points, to 87, after the district paid extra attention to assessing at-risk students, added more time for math instruction and provided more individualized instruction.

Schools Chancellor Harold O. Levy, eager to claim victories as his contract comes up for renewal, said the improvement shown by the 19 schools was partly a result of his own efforts to overhaul math instruction and hire more qualified teachers.

The staff worked hard to improve reading and math instruction, and closely monitored their data to identify students who needed extra help.

A panel he appointed recommended changes in math instruction last spring, and he said yesterday that despite the budget constraints, most superintendents had detailed plans to carry out some of those ideas this year.

Ms. Knox wants to establish a comprehensive summer school program that would include literacy and math instruction for elementary students and selected courses for the middle and high schools.

He said that what set his school apart from traditional public schools was "a wonderful blend of basic phonics and math instruction, the extended curriculum and our system of constant evaluation".

In October, Amazon stepped into education for the first time with its acquisition of math instruction company, TenMarks, and a new month brings another first-time buyer and another EdTech acquisition, as STI scooped up education-focused app store, Chalkable.

— As camps go, the Summer Program in Mathematical Problem Solving might sound like a recipe for misery: six hours of head-scratching math instruction each day and nights in a college dorm far from home.