National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Ability Labels: Disrupting “High,” “Medium,” and “Low” in Mathematics Education

Question: Why is labeling students “high,” “medium,” and “low” problematic?
Associated Press

US high school students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading ...