He tells these teenagers the key to being an astronaut is having a solid background in math and science.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

The president called for a greater emphasis on math and science education in a speech to the National Academy of Sciences in April.

VOA: standard.2009.11.24

a front runner in science and math and engineering, it's still there,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Efforts to strengthen math and science education come at a time when 15-year-old U.S.students rank 25th in math literacy and 30th in science literacy -- among the 57 countries participating in the Program for International Student Assessment.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

A well-known example was when women's education groups objected to a talking Barbie that declared, among other things, "Math class is tough!"

VOA: special.2009.04.06

Those with ring fingers longer than index fingers did better on the math part of a standardized test than the reading part.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

Their goal was to make a television show that would teach young children about subjects like reading and math in a way that was entertaining and fun to watch.

VOA: special.2009.11.27

She finds it gives young students a chance to discover - rather than be taught - math concepts.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

"It's a curriculum that helped Singapore math students skyrocket to number one by the 1990s and that's where they've stayed ever since."

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

By intensively training more teachers, he says,he hopes more students will get a chance to experience this new approach to learning math.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

We have a step-by-step procedure we follow." (VOICE) Gertie Walls started teaching Singapore Math to her students a couple of years ago.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

Scott Baldridge, an expert on this approach. Baldridge has designed a training program for elementary school math teachers who want to use it.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

One group of elementary school math teachers gathered recently in Baker,Louisiana to learn more about Singapore Math, a curriculum they have recently begun to teach.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

"We will ask all states to put in place a plan to adopt and certify standards that are college and career-ready in reading and math."

VOA: standard.2010.02.22