Too many potential STEM students, especially Latino and Black students, are being filtered out of opportunities because of tracking and placement practices. Too many students of all races are being ...

AP English teacher Mark Hernandez speaks to students at Gunn High School in Palo Alto on March 16, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A judge has ruled that the Palo Alto Unified School District’s method ...

If you're old enough, you probably remember getting a line from your math teacher that you need to learn the steps to an equation because "you won't always be carrying a calculator with you." In an AP ...

Chance Harrison and Jaylen Garibay, seniors at Rio Mesa High School, compare data and work on an analysis they collected on student stress levels. Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report The ...

Americans think schools need to teach math skills to prepare students for future success—but they don’t always agree on which skills are the most crucial, and the subject stirs up complicated emotions ...

Students listen as Knightdale High School teacher Alex Johnson reviews examples of sequences during a math class on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Knightdale, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown ...

California, along with many other states and nations, has experienced a dramatic increase of student interest in data and computer science careers. Along with the broader tech industry, these fields ...

Choosing high school courses can feel high-stakes—and for good reason. According to a survey from the National Association for College Admission Counseling, nearly 87% of colleges believe curriculum ...

Britain’s prime minister thinks students need to learn more math. The British prime minister’s announcement has sparked heated debate abroad about the value of continuing math education into the upper ...

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This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. More than 25% of the UC San Diego students placed in the school's lowest remedial math class ...

North Carolina lawmakers could overhaul high school math graduation requirements with the changes potentially going into effect as soon as this fall. High school students currently need to pass NC ...