Math Coverage

North Carolina needs to overhaul math instruction, superintendent tells lawmakers

Education leaders believe they're seeing success from their recent overhaul of reading instruction and want to do the same with math.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Rural NC teachers will get intensive math training under new grant

Math scores are lower in rural schools than the state average. The program's goal is to improve math scores among lowest-achieving students, low-income students and groups of students who are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Student scores for reading, math fall nationwide

The math and reading performance of 13-year-olds in the United States has hit the lowest level in decades, according to test scores released today from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the gold-standard federal exam.

Math, reading scores for 13-year-olds are the lowest they have been in decades

The math and reading performance of 13-year-olds in the United States has hit the lowest level in decades, according to test scores released Tuesday from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the gold-standard federal exam.

Carly Haynes, WRAL reporter, and Dana Goldstein, New York Times

Wake schools plans after-school math tutoring, other interventions for struggling students

The district will need make some new hires for its latest pandemic learning recovery efforts.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Happy Pi Day!

As March 14th, "Pi Day" approaches, a look at how NASA uses this number to explore space.

Tony Rice, NASA

Coronavirus math

Cancelled events can be frustrating but limiting is one of the few options available to slow the spread of a new disease like coronavirus.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

15-year-old math whiz headed to Stanford University

Kenan Hasanaliyev is a standout student at Triangle Math and Science Academy. He's been awarded a scholarship to attend Stanford University.

David Crabtree, WRAL anchor/reporter, & Rick Armstrong, Enterprise multimedia journalist

Already in graduate level math courses, Cary teen is headed to Stanford

Kenan Hasanaliyev is a standout student at Triangle Math and Science Academy. He's been awarded a scholarship to attend Stanford University.

Consultant: Wake schools should continue MVP math but with more support

Consultants who reviewed Wake County public schools' controversial MVP math program told district leaders Monday that they should continue using the curriculum but they need to provide more support for students, teachers and parents, some of whom continue to struggle with the material.

Consultant: Wake schools should continue MVP math but with more support for students, teachers, parents

Consultants who reviewed Wake County public schools' controversial MVP math program told district leaders Monday that they should continue using the curriculum but they need to provide more support for students, teachers and parents, some of whom continue to struggle with the material.

Kelly Hinchcliffe, WRAL education reporter

Study says boys and girls are equal when it comes to math

Researchers have studied over 100 children and, contrary to popular belief, boys and girls have the same abilities when it comes to math.

Wake parent, MVP math agree to drop lawsuits

A Cary parent who was sued for libel and slander for criticizing a controversial math curriculum used in the Wake County Public School System said he and the math company have agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other.

NC students continue to struggle with reading despite millions spent on literacy program, new test scores show

North Carolina students continue to struggle with reading despite the state spending more than $150 million on the Read to Achieve literacy program since 2012, according to data released Wednesday by the National Assessment of Educational Progress -- also known as "The Nation's Report Card."

Kelly Hinchcliffe, WRAL education reporter

Wake parent, MVP math agree to drop lawsuits against each other

A Cary parent who was sued for libel and slander for criticizing a controversial math curriculum used in the Wake County Public School System said he and the math company have agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other.

Kelly Hinchcliffe, WRAL education reporter

Wake parent countersues MVP math after company sues him for libel and slander

A Cary parent who is being sued for libel and slander for criticizing a controversial math curriculum that's being used in the Wake County Public School System has filed a countersuit against the Utah-based company, Mathematics Vision Project, also known as MVP.

Kelly Hinchcliffe, WRAL education reporter

Building confidence, changing lives: A local math tutor shares common problems, signs students need extra help

Ashley Morris has spent her professional life teaching math to students. She taught for 11 years in Wake County public schools and local private and charter schools. But her real passion lies with tutoring, helping students one-on-one with the equations and formulas that are troubling them.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Wake school board stands by MVP math review, says it did not violate law, rules or policy

The Wake County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday evening to stand by the school system's review of the controversial MVP math program, saying the review did not violate any laws, rules or policies.

Kelly Hinchcliffe, WRAL education reporter, and Richard Adkins, WRAL reporter/photographer

What is MVP math? The controversial curriculum focuses on collaboration between students

MVP, short for Mathematics Vision Project, is a curriculum with emphasis on students collaborating with classmates to discover their own path to a solution. The controversial program has drawn criticism from some parents.

'Pay attention to this issue': Wake student shares teacher turnover research with school board, lawmakers

Knightdale High School graduate Kiara Bush walked to the microphone at the Wake County Board of Education meeting in June. Nearby, her parents recorded video and her AP statistics teacher watched in support as Bush told board members about a passion project she did for math class - a statistical analysis of teacher turnover and school grades in Wake County.

Kelly Hinchcliffe, WRAL education reporter

MVP math suing Wake County parent for 'libel and slander'

The company behind a controversial math curriculum being used in Wake County public schools has filed a lawsuit against a Cary parent, accusing him of "libel and slander" and "tortious interference with business relations" after he criticized the program.

MVP math suing Wake County parent for 'libel and slander' after he criticized program

The company behind a controversial math curriculum being used in Wake County public schools has filed a lawsuit against a Cary parent, accusing him of "libel and slander" and "tortious interference with business relations" after he criticized the program.

Kelly Hinchcliffe, WRAL education reporter

Wake school board to respond to parent's MVP math appeal next month

One month after defending its controversial MVP math program, the Wake County Board of Education voted late Tuesday to review an appeal from parents who have criticized the program and how the school system has handled their complaints.

Kelly Hinchcliffe, WRAL education reporter

Tension continues over Wake math program

Some parents shouted, others walked out and many held up signs in protest as the Wake County Board of Education defended its controversial MVP math program Tuesday evening.

Emotions flare as Wake school board defends controversial MVP math program

Some parents shouted, others walked out and many held up signs in protest as the Wake County Board of Education defended its controversial MVP math program Tuesday evening.

Kelly Hinchcliffe, WRAL education reporter