How early math intervention could save families money on tutoring [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – A recent study by the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study showed math scores for U.S. students between fourth and eighth grade are declining.

Part of the problem is linked to the number of days students missed from school during COVID-19, but the math scores were already on the decline for U.S. kids prior to that.

LaShaude James, owner of Mathnasium in the Dominion, said the pandemic gave kids a lot of time to learn how to use technology. Now part of the problem he’s seeing is that a lot of the kids are using artificial intelligence to do their math homework.

“I would bet at least 60% (use AI). I always go in with the assumption that it is being used. And when I ask the students, they tend to tell me that either — A. They’re using artificial intelligence to help them solve their complex algebra or their middle school homework, or they have an answer key that’s …