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How these schools are teaching their way out of a national maths crisis

  • A Grattan Institute study revealed Australian students struggle with mathematics, sparking concerns about a national numeracy crisis.
  • Decades of deprioritizing math and governments being slow to dismiss unproven teaching methods contributed to this problem.
  • Explicit, systematic teaching approaches in primary schools, like warm-up sessions and lesson plan banks, are improving student outcomes.
  • Dave Stitt, principal at The Entrance Public, stated their explicit teaching led to being in the top 10 per cent for value-add data.
  • Federal initiatives aim to improve teacher training and implement numeracy checks, striving towards a 90 per cent proficiency goal.
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
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