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6 ways to bring statistical literacy to any classroom

eSchool News

An ability to digest data and derive insights from it can equip a person to make sound decisions for everything from purchasing a new car, to interpreting the news, to deciding what college to attend. Further, a strong statistics foundation will be essential for careers in the data-driven economy. Are your students ready?

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PROOF POINTS: Rural American students shift away from math and science during high school, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Bureau of Labor Statistics, occupations in these fields are projected to grow 8 percent by 2029, more than double the growth rate of non-scientific professions. One large group trailing behind are rural and small town students, who account for 3 out of 10 students nationally. That’s a large 4 percentage point gap.

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Fostering a STEM Mindset through Spatial-Temporal Reasoning

MIND Research Institute

And according to the US Department of Labor and Statistics , the number of STEM careers is projected to grow by 8% by 2029. Students will analyze these plots, discovering useful ways of classifying, sorting, and describing the data, like mean, median, mode, range, and so on. STEM is more than an acronym. Bar Graph Bridge.

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