by kaylasharp | Apr 14, 2015 | Headlines, Press Releases
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Last spring, nearly half of Florida ninth-graders flunked the statewide end-of-course Algebra 1 exam—a gateway test that Florida high school students must pass in order to graduate. University of Florida education researchers, using a powerful...
by kaylasharp | Jun 16, 2014 | COE in the News
WJXT-TV Jacksonville (News4Jax) 6-16-14 UF kicks off Algebra Nation summer program UF Lastinger Center for Learning director Don Pemberton is quoted in a story on WJXT-TV’s news website about the start of UF’s partnership with Duval County schools to offer an online...
by kaylasharp | Apr 17, 2014 | COE in the News
The Miami Herald 4-17-14 Algebra Nation Lastinger Center director Don Pemberton is quoted in an article written by center operations manager Boaz Dvir concerning the anticipated success of the COE’s Algebra Nation project. The article points out the need for educators...
by kaylasharp | Mar 28, 2014 | COE in the News
The Independent Florida Alligator 3-28-14 Teacher-development network UF Lastinger Center for Learning operations manager Boaz Dvir is quoted in an Independent Florida Alligator article about a new teacher-development network being formed, thanks to a $25,000 grant...
by kaylasharp | Dec 17, 2013 | COE in the News
The Republic11-22-13Algebra Nation The Republic, a newspaper in Columbus, Ind., published a feature article about Algebra Nation. Don Pemberton and Boaz Dvir of the Lastinger Center for Learning are quoted in the story