Skip to main content
Add as a preferred source on Google


ALEKS Now Eligible for STEM Grant in Utah

The state of Utah has approved McGraw-Hill Education's ALEKS system for middle and high school math and has made it eligible for grants through Utah's STEM Action Center.

ALEKS is a Common Core-aligned adaptive learning tool for mathematics that's designed to facilitate differentiated/personalized instruction.

Utah is providing $8 million in grants for the 2014-2015 school year through the STEM Action Center, which is operated under the auspices of the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development. Those funds can be used to purchase tools that have been approved by the center.

"Proficiency in math is a precursor to some of the most exciting careers available to students after both high school and college," said Peter Cohen, president of McGraw-Hill School Education Group, in a prepared statement. "One of the biggest challenges, however, is making sure that the math curriculum is appropriate for the individual student—not too easy, not too challenging. ALEKS helps teachers efficiently pinpoint exactly what their students know now and what they are ready to tackle next, making class time more effective and engaging. We're proud that Utah has selected ALEKS for such an important initiative."

About the Author

David Nagel is the former editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal, STEAM Universe, and Spaces4Learning. A 30-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art, marketing, media, and business publications.

He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrnagel/ .


Featured

  • circuit patterns

    Anthropic Intros Lower-Cost Claude Sonnet 5

    Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 5, positioning the model as its most autonomous mid-tier offering to date and a lower-cost alternative to its flagship Opus 4.8 system. The company said the model can plan multi-step tasks, operate tools such as browsers and terminals, and complete agentic work at a level that previously required larger and more expensive models.

  • A digital shield composed of glowing particles

    Microsoft Combines Sentinel and Defender Capabilities for Agentic Security Operations

    Microsoft is combining its security information and event management and threat protection products within Microsoft Defender, creating what the company calls an Integrated Security Operations Center built for an era of AI-driven attacks.

  • Graduation cap with a lightbulb on the book and icon learning in the classroom.

    Department of Education Issues New Guidance on Education Technology and Screen Time

    In an Aug. 20 Dear Colleague Letter from Kirsten Baesler, assistant secretary of the United States Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, ED outlines new guidance to frame the national conversation around the educational value of technology in schools.

  • Image of digital screen with data and math formulas on black background

    AI Models Generate Advances in Mathematical Research

    OpenAI has announced what it says is an AI-generated solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of mathematics' seven Millennium Prize Problems, while Anthropic has reported separate advances in research mathematics and formal proof generation.