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Exclusive | California high school GPAs soar as college math skills decline
19+ hour, 5+ min ago (952+ words) California high school students are scoring more straight A’s than ever – but it’s not necessarily because they’re getting smarter, according to data and education experts. The number of college applicants reporting flawless GPAs of 4.0 or higher has doubled over the…...
A Carlsbad beach lost most of its sand in less than 2 weeks
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (600+ words) Most of the sand at a popular California beach has disappeared. In the past two weeks, strong swells caused by Hurricane Genevieve have battered the Southern California coast, transforming Tamarack State Beach near Carlsbad from a sandy paradise into a…...
Report: Black students’ exclusion from high-quality math has dire consequences
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (756+ words) Black students have been excluded from high-quality mathematics for generations — with dire outcomes academically and professionally, a California-based math equity group found. Just Equation's recent report, "Calculated Barriers," notes that while these students make up 15% of the nation's public school…...
A slow-motion wave could raise California’s sea level nearly a foot - CNN
4+ day, 55+ min ago (432+ words) DEK In October, a giant, slow-moving ocean wave could raise sea levels along parts of California by nearly a foot. Usually an invisible swirl of air, this passing dust devil became impossible to miss when it flung pool inflatables and…...
UC is rethinking the high school courses required for admission. Here’s what to know
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (739+ words) sfchronicle.com Todayâs world can seem unrecognizable from only a generation ago, with digital skills needed even to summon a ride across town Yet the University of Californiaâs required high school coursework for admission is the same as…...
Samsung Medical Center Unveils Humanoid Surgical Assistant Robots
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (457+ words) Seoul Economic Daily What if a robot handed over a surgical instrument the moment a surgeon said "scalpel"?...
E-bike injuries rising in WNY
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (299+ words) Buffalo, NY (WBEN) The alarm is sounding on e-bike crashes in WNY. One doctor says the number of crashes involving e-bikes has gone up substantially. Doctors at Golisano say the problem isn't simply that they are seeing more crashes. They…...
El Niño is about to raise California’s sea levels by a foot. That’s going to be bad news when winter storms roll in - CNN
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (640+ words) The sea level along California’s coast will increase by about a foot by mid-October due to the influence of El Niño, which is driving a large volume of water northward from offshore of Mexico and Central America. This water is…...
U. Penn will make sure students can do math
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (494+ words) College Student Solving Math Equation on White Board; Rido/Canva Pro No longer relying on honor system University of Pennsylvania students will have to prove they have the necessary math skills to enroll in certain classes, officials announced recently. The…...
Who Is Zvezdelina Stankova, the Berkeley Professor Who Says Calculus Freshers Can't Do Fractions?
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (490+ words) A University of California, Berkeley teaching professor says some students arrive in calculus with gaps in mathematics extending to fractions and basic algebra, intensifying a debate over the UC system's test-free admissions policy. Zvezdelina Stankova set out the claim on…...