Published November 10, 2010

It’s a busy day here… made evident by the fact I posted a Friday roundup on a Wednesday morning… here’s the rundown for 3 p.m. on Radio Boston:

Mass. math students — best of the worst? High-schoolers here surpass their peers nationwide in mathematics, according to a new study by the Kennedy School at Harvard. But Massachusetts students fall way behind their peers in at least a dozen European and Asian countries. We talk to the study author, Prof. Paul Peterson, about why and what can be done to close the gap.

Gender equity in school athletics programs. A recent CommonWealth Magazine report finds Massachusetts schools are a ways off from Title IX compliance. We speak with reporter Jack Sullivan and a former Olympic rower and UMass coach, Dana Skinner.

Historic churches in Boston. Many historically significant churches in Boston have fallen into disrepair, and many of them are in communities that can’t afford to renovate them. WBUR’s Adam Ragusea explores the plight of these churches in advance of a weekend conference that will offer strategies to save them.