When President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week in April 1986, one of the problems he cited was that too few students were devoted to the study of math. “Despite the ...

Several years ago, 75 percent of graduating high school seniors in Tennessee were not ready for college-level math. "It was clear that this was not acceptable and something needed to be done," said ...

It has been 20 years since California State University took aim at remedial courses, seeking to eliminate (or drastically reduce) the system’s reliance on these courses to ensure that students are ...

December 29, 2025 - Betty Reid Soskin was the nation’s oldest national park ranger. She passed away on Dec. 21 at 104 years old. To honor her, we bring you an episode from 2021, about how a California ...

In the United States, math performance and scores continues to decline significantly, according to recent reporting in U.S. News and World Report. In addition, U.S. teenagers trail global competitors, ...

A renowned Western Michigan University mathematics educator has been awarded a three-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a mathematics course for high school ...

Apprentices train in the IBEW motor controls lab. Applicants to the apprenticeship program mus pass an algebra test. (Thomas Boyd, The Oregonian/2013) The numbers on math readiness are so bad that ...

At CU Boulder, students have several math courses to choose from, based on their intended major. While some courses do not require a prerequisite or prior math experience, others will require a math ...

Sputnik got me into algebra early, almost. The Soviet satellite frightened the U.S. government into approving lots of money to accelerate math instruction just as I was completing eighth grade in San ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Manil Suri, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (THE CONVERSATION) When President ...