No Such Thing As a Math Person: How to Help Students Realize their Potential as MathematiciansBy Kersti Verna Tyson, University of New Mexico | March 1, 2018 “The reality is that we all use mathematics to make sense of our worlds. At its heart, mathematics is a language all humans use to describe patterns they observe and imagine. It is …
New Mexico’s Skill Gap: How Relationships Can Help Employers, Workers and the Economy
New Mexico’s Skills Gap: How Relationships Can Help Employers, Workers and the EconomyBy Jason Espinosa, New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry, Future Focused Board Member | February 15, 2018 “We need a new strategy if we are going to connect the students in our schools to the employers that are looking to grow their companies.” “We need a new …
A ‘Miscalculation’ On Our Standardized Tests Negatively Affected My School’s Letter Grade
A ‘Miscalculation’ On Our Standardized Tests Negatively Affected My School’s Letter GradeBy Jeff Tuttle, teacher, Monte Vista Elementary School | February 1, 2018 “The announcement of our miscalculated “F” to the public was not just demoralizing and bad public relations, it could potentially keep people from coming to our school, which relies upon transfers for 50% of our student population. …