THEFEDERALIST (Terry Stoops) - 5 Years Post-Covid, Public Middle Schoolers Still Can’t Read Or Do Math
Addressing the “middle school slump” requires a comprehensive strategy that refocuses on the fundamentals of education.
NPR (Scott Neuman) - How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician
In the 9th century, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.
HUFFPOST - Teens' Reading And Math Scores Have Stagnated, U.S. Test Results Show
“We can clearly see that this isn’t just a pandemic story,” said Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics.
NPR (Sequoia Carrillo) - After years of declines, young students show gains in reading and math
Unscathed by pandemic-era school closures, the nation's 9-year-olds showed progress in math and reading. It's a different story for 13-year-olds, however.
AXIOS (Russell Contreras) - AI is masking America's "post-literate" workforce
Millions of working Americans struggle to read at a functional level — and artificial intelligence may be helping hide it. Why it matters: Low literacy is quietly becoming a major economic drag, even as AI tools allow workers to complete tasks they may not fully understand. - Experts warn that this can mask deeper skill gaps until workers are asked to make judgments, solve problems or evaluate AI-generated answers. - Some researchers call this "cognitive surrender" — when people defer to AI outputs without fully evaluating them. - That creates a workforce that looks productive on the surface but is vulnerable to disruption. By the numbers: Roughly 130 million U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level, according to adult literacy…
Millions of working Americans struggle to read at a functional level — and artificial intelligence may be helping hide it. Why it matters: Low literacy is quietly becoming a major economic drag, even as AI tools allow workers to complete tasks they may not fully understand. - Experts warn that this can mask deeper skill gaps until workers are asked to make judgments, solve problems or evaluate AI-generated answers. - Some researchers call this "cognitive surrender" — when people defer to AI outputs without fully evaluating them. - That creates a workforce that looks productive on the surface but is vulnerable to disruption. By the numbers: Roughly 130 million U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level, according to adult literacy…Open
THEFEDERALIST (Helen Raleigh) - Race Grifters Yanked Tests From UC Admissions, Boosting STEM Students Who Can’t Do Middle School Math
The disadvantaged students leftists claim to champion are suffering the most from ending college entrance requirements in math, threatening California’s future.
REDSTATE (Becky Noble) - CA University Professors Discover Students Can't Do Basic Math, Demand Return of Standardized Tests
DAILYCALLER (Lucy Spence) - University Professors Beg For Return Of Standardized Tests As Students Can’t Do Basic Math
'preparation gaps so severe that instructors must re-teach middle school mathematics'
AMERICANTHINKER - Don’t know much about algebra
California seems dead set against American students excelling in STEM.
WAR (Matthew Olay) - Senior Leaders Discuss Recruiting STEM Candidates Into Special Ops
During a panel discussion at the Special Operations Forces Week 2026 convention in Tampa, Fla., a pair of senior SOF leaders discussed how to bring more recruits with science, technology, engineering and mathematics backgrounds into their formations.