On the heels of a “Back to Basics” reading effort, New York is launching a similar initiative for math.

The Towson University undergrads stared at the quadratic formula projected onto the board. It seemed to be taunting them. x = [-b ± √(b² – 4ac)] / 2a Their instructor, Cristina Packard, had already ...

Faculty members at the University of California are calling on the UC system to bring back standardized tests in its admissions process. KPBS education reporter Katie Anastas says it comes as more and ...

PHOENIX — Salt River Project and local aquatic centers Valleywide are partnering to provide thousands of free swimming lessons. Ten aquatic centers, listed below, will be offering the lessons to ...

It would be nice if political journalists read more. It would be nicer still if we didn’t constantly have to wonder whether they understand the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution — or ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Cecilia Lopez Alvarado was scrolling through Reddit one evening in her dorm room when she came ...

W hen California lawmakers voted in 2017 to all but eliminate remedial math across the state’s community colleges, Nicholas Lujan was the kind of student they hoped to save. After three years of ...

Analog Academics: As students increasingly struggle with college algebra requirements, many are sent to “remedial” math classes to catch up. Here, a remedial math student's notebook at Baltimore City ...

A Roosevelt International Middle School student takes a math enrichment class by computer at home in 2020. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Unified School District) This story first appeared at The 74, a ...

The recent news about plummeting math preparation among University of California, San Diego, students was startling: Over five years, the number of incoming students deemed to need remedial math ...

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