Author: Norah Rami

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.Roughly half of middle and high schoolers report losing interest in math class at least half the time, and 1 in 10 lack interest nearly all the time during class, a new study shows. In addition, the students who felt the most disengaged in math class said they wanted fewer online activities and more real-world applications in their math classes.Those and other findings published Tuesday from the research corporation RAND highlight several ongoing challenges for instruction in math, where nationwide student achievement has…