LBUSD may drop the fourth year of math and add ethnic studies and personal finance. Board vote set for Feb. 18.

The current four-year requirement means many students are in math classes they don’t want to be in and have no interest in passing, according to one math teacher.

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

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

Strong Start to Finish's updated Core Principles to remove barriers to first-year success through developmental education reform, united around an ambitious new 2040 goal DENVER, Jan. 28, 2026 ...

Declining math skills are a real problem nationally, but UC San Diego is an unusual case—and other California colleges offer a range of promising models for rethinking calculus requirements.

The inquiry comes after a viral faculty report from the U. of California at San Diego found that the number of freshmen ...

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

As the regular application deadlines approach this month, getting into college is top of mind for many high school seniors. But students assume that if a college admits them, it means the school has ...

A warning from California — the decision to drop statewide testing standards hurts students, and Tennessee doesn’t have to ...

Kids are arriving on college campuses with fewer skills and diminished attention spans. But, rather than challenge students, many colleges are lowering institutional standards to accommodate them.