ACER’s 2019 TIMSS assessment in ‘Teacher’ online magazine.

For the past week, Dr Blake has been waiting for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation to make public the solution he and two fellow cryptologists made to the Zodiac killer’s “340 [...]

The country’s biggest education system wants to make maths compulsory, reversing the long slide in maths enrolments and culminating nearly a decade of maths-teaching reform. Robert Bolton [...]

Discussions focuses on recipients’ journeys through the world of mathematics and statistics, and the ways in which they communicate ideas in maths. Listen on Apple and Spotify.

Leanne McMahon enlists the journalistic/maths educator talents of Vicky Kennard and Cassandra Lowry to review some highlights of the 2020 Mathematics Association of Victoria Virtual Conference. [...]

“The increased result at Year 8 level is highly encouraging and shows the value of AMSI’s work across the sector” Professor (Asha) Rao said. Read more at ‘The Educator’.

Three mathematicians recognised with AustMS’ Gavin Brown Prize; read more in Perth Now.

“The practical nature of maths often drowns out the other message: that maths is also beautiful and creative, and it can feed the soul.” Read more at La Trobe news.

Tuesday 08 December 2020 1530AEDT Australian school students elevated into global top-10 for mathematics performance Data released overnight from the latest quadrennial TIMSS testing reveals [...]

High schools are doing better than ever at science…mathematics results mixed. Maaike Wienk commentary in the ‘Financial Review’ [Nine Media paywall access may be required].