My Democratic friends often complain that the Republicans have gerrymandered us out of several seats in the South Dakota Legislature. Such complaints return my attention to a topic of frequent interest here: redistricting. This is your state's Legislative map: This…
Posts tagged as “math”
An eager reader submits this report on eighth-grade math scores. Researchers at the National Center for Education Statistics converted scores on the NAEP, a test commonly used in the United States, to align with the TIMSS, a test more commonly…
A group of randomly selected Lake County citizens will troop to the courthouse tomorrow to see if they win a seat on the jury for Daniel Willard's robocall trial, which will treat them to lengthy discourses on South Dakota campaign…
One of the key planks of Governor Dennis Daugaard's failed education reform package this year was a push for more science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduates. But do we really need more students going into math and science? New…
My well-read wife hands me this report from The Atlantic that includes data on how South Dakota students compare with their U.S. and international counterparts in posting high scores on standardized tests. The good news: South Dakota has more kids…