Nashua Math and Algebra

  In NH School ratings are low after-school tutoring programs are touting their ability to help students do better in school. However, parents wanting to get beyond the marketing hype may wonder how the different education programs compare. Let's explore the differences between Mathnasium and RSM so that you can decide which program is right for your student. Mathnasium  vs.  RSM : Basics Let's start by reviewing the basics of these two educational platforms. Mathnasium  is a math-only learning program for pre-K students through high school students. Each student works at his or her own pace on a personalized curriculum. A typical arrangement is to have one instructor at a table with four to six students. Mathnasium also offers SAT and ACT prep for students who want to improve their math score as they prepare for college. Rates vary by the location of the Mathnasium center, and typical costs for the math program average between $200 and $500 per month. Students often

More than 80 New Hampshire high schools rank among the best in America, U.S. News & World Report said Tuesday in its most comprehensive ranking yet of the nation's high schools. More than 17,000 schools are ranked, an increase from 2,700 last year. Nashua's Academy for Science and Design ranked first in the state and 108th nationally in the U.S. News Best High Schools rankings for 2019. Nashua High School South was ranked 31st in the state and 5,987th nationally while Nashua High School North was 44th in the Granite State and 7,214th in the nation. View the full list of high schools in New Hampshire here. U.S. News & World Report is the gold standard for education rankings and is widely considered the global authority. Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News, said the aim of the rankings is to give families more information about the schools in their district. "By evaluating more schools than ever before, the new edition expands that focus

In the recent years, there has been a lot written about U.S. standards in math education. According to the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) — a study which measures proficiency in math, reading, and science for around 500,000 15-year-old students in 65 countries, the United States performed “below average” in mathematics and ranked 27th among 34 Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The country’s performance in reading and science was closer to the OECD average. Much of the rhetoric has been around whether math is taught with the same rigor in U.S. schools compared to other countries. This perception that students need more focus on math could be partly responsible for the growing popularity of private, after-school math enrichment programs. Most of the math programs have originated from countries known for their stringent math education such as Japan, Korea, and Russia. I myself have sent my children to a couple of such

Why Math is Important It seems natural that the majority of the population knows almost nothing about mathematics and that their relation to math is limited to the four rules. This distance contrasts with the importance of mathematics today in society. Mathematics is at the center of our culture and its history is often confused with that of philosophy. Just as the cosmological and evolution theories have exerted considerable influence on the conception that humans have of ourselves, the non-Euclidean geometries have allowed new ideas about the universe and theorems of mathematical logic have revealed the limitations of the deductive method. The mathematics is present in our daily lives. For many students, math is boring, abstract, lacking in creativity, complex and very difficult to understand, hence the typical expressions of “I am of letters” or “Numbers are not mine.” However, it is a subject that is part of the study of our children and as such should be an effort for compr

In the past, the overall GreatSchools Rating in NH states was based on test scores. In some states, the GreatSchools Rating was also based on student progress (or “growth”) and college readiness data (SAT/ACT participation and/or performance and/or graduation rates). Our school profiles now include important information in addition to test scores — factors that make a big difference in how children experience school, such as how much a school helps students improve academically, how well a school supports students from different socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic groups, and whether or not some groups of students are disproportionately affected by the school’s discipline and attendance policies. Many of these important themes now have their own rating, and these themed ratings are incorporated into the school’s overall GreatSchools Summary Rating. The Summary Rating calculation is based on four of the school’s themed ratings (the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating