The “crisis” in college math readiness prompted a new inquiry from Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to 35 universities.

Alyssa Wallace, a senior at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, was among the 29 high school students who took an unusual math class last summer; the course, taught at Cal State Long Beach, will allow ...

College can be thrilling, demanding, and unpredictable. The need for mathematics is one item that always surprises pupils. Many others share your question about the math courses needed in college.

Taking remedial courses can feel like a waste of money and time for any student who is interested in the cheapest and fastest path to a degree. But students who don't do well on placement exams may be ...

Math. For generations, the word itself has instilled fear in the hearts and minds of students of all ages. Math is a critical skill for so many of the best jobs available today and into the future. It ...

Cassidy has asked 35 institutions about incoming students' math abilities, citing a "crisis" in K-12 math education.

NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College has announced that students are no longer required to take math courses deemed unrelated to their intended career path. Allowed by legislation signed into ...

Imagine it’s a student’s first day of ninth grade in the San Francisco Unified School District in 2012. Let’s call her Veronica. On her schedule is a math class full of other ninth graders repeating ...

Math is a notorious stumbling block that trips up students seeking college degrees. Every year, tens of thousands of young people fail to graduate because they can’t earn enough math credits. To help ...

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Federick J. Ngo has received research funding from the American Educational Research Association, the National Science Foundation, and the Spencer. Although going to college offers the promise of ...