'Honors' math classes often don't add up

'Honors' math classes often don't add up: "A new analysis of textbooks, curriculums and transcripts of nearly 18,000 students nationwide suggests that millions of kids in so-called "honors" algebra and geometry classes are actually getting intermediate-level work — or worse."

"Fewer than one in five high school graduates who took an "honors" Algebra I class in high school got "rigorous" work in the course. A full 73% got what researchers called "intermediate" level work, while 9% in honors classes got "beginner" level work. In fact, a greater proportion of students enrolled in regular algebra classes got advanced work, the study found — 34% vs. 18% in "honors" courses."

Director Of National Intelligence Admits That There's Little Risk Of A 'Cyber Pearl Harbor' | Techdirt

Director Of National Intelligence Admits That There's Little Risk Of A 'Cyber Pearl Harbor' | Techdirt: " the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, actually admitted in a Senate hearing that there's little risk of any "cyber Pearl Harbor" in the foreseeable future"

Rand Paul: I Have an Idea for Republicans Concerning the Gay Marriage Issue, and It's a Good One | Independent Journal Review

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