A new report links increased enrollment in remedial math for Rutgers freshmen to weak foundations in math learning at the K-12 level ...

Across the country this fall, millions of college students are walking into math classrooms worried about their future — perhaps with good reason. For decades, mathematics — particularly college ...

Universities need to rethink math instruction to better support students and address persistent challenges in college-level mathematics.

“This is a huge issue,” said one college math professor. “This is significant and deep,” said another. They were talking about their students who are still struggling with basic math skills three ...

From algorithms to probability and game theory, the essential math shaping students’ futures is mostly missing in K-12 ...

In the article “Are Students Prepared for College-Level Math? A Senator Wants to Know ” (Jan. 23, 2026), U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. raises a valid question by asking colleges whether K–12 systems ...

Key Points ・Both fall 2026 sections of UC San Diego’s MATH 2 (a course covering middle school and early high school material) ...

Sign up for EdSource’s free daily newsletter to stay ahead of what’s changing in California education, why it matters and what it means for you. Diego Fonseca is ...

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 ...

Is this a picture of something bad, or something good? Cognitive scientists call this the global-local processing dilemma: Do we perceive the overall image, or focus on the details? Education policy ...

A year ago, a report from the University of California San Diego made major waves when it showed that a rising share of its incoming freshmen had math skills that were below the high school level. Was ...

The typical ambitious high school student takes advanced algebra, trigonometry, pre-calculus and calculus. None of that math may be necessary for the vast majority of undergraduates who don’t intend ...