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Of all the classes taught in school, many students say math is the hardest and their least favorite subject, but many jobs require math and experts are evaluating recent survey results to determine what could help change the paradigm. Elisha Arillaga Smith, math education and research fellow at Just Equations, a nonprofit working to ensure educational equity, said a recent survey found only 57% of students consider learning math "important," which is a challenge, in a society valuing science and technology. "One of the things that the findings point to is, there are some creative ways where we could combine math with other subjects to show students how math can really come alive," Arillaga Smith explained. " .
Public service is its own reward for many but as tuition costs soar, it is also an effective tool to reduce college loans. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program rewards people who work for the government or a nonprofit. It was created by President George W. .
Education advocates in California say they re breathing a sigh of relief after higher ed was spared big cuts in Gov. Gavin Newsom s new budget proposal. The governor s office projected a $38 billion budget deficit, which it said will be resolved through a mix of reserve funds and budget trimming. .
Connecticut has what one group sees as an overwhelming population of "disconnected" young people, from ages 18 to 26, who aren t in school and aren t working. The Dalio Education report notes that in 2022, more than 119,000 young people in the state either dropped out of school or were considering it, and that many in this population are either unemployed or unemployable. Chris Lyddy, director of partnerships at Dalio Education, said multiple factors contribute to the trend. .