The math textbooks rejected by the state of Florida included word problems that discuss racism and practicing empathy with others, according to examples released Thursday by the Department of ...

Days after announcing that it had rejected 41 percent of math textbooks submitted by publishers ... of Education on Thursday released four examples of lessons it considers unacceptable.

Florida’s state education agency rejected dozens of math ... (for example, an algebra problem about paints used during the Hindu festival Holi) were rare. Also absent in these 1,041 word ...

The Florida Department of Education has released examples of what it calls “problematic” material that led it to ban dozens of math ... both problems were from the same rejected textbook.

After a delay of nearly a week, the Florida Department of Education has released examples that it says backs up its rejection of dozens of math textbooks ... list of problems it says were reported ...

Most students were stymied by problems ... word problems used in 23 textbooks in 19 countries. He found that less than one percent had “real world applications” and involved “higher order ma ...

Because these types of math problems require so many skills beyond number manipulation – like reading and executive function, for example – excelling at word problems is a good indicator that a ...

Schmidt worked on an analysis of about 8,000 word problems used in 23 textbooks in 19 countries. He found that less than one percent had “real world applications” and involved “higher order math ...