Queens HS under probe for passing struggling math students who don’t even show up to class: ‘Complete disaster’

Math teachers at a Queens high school are being forced to pass failing kids, including those who can’t be bothered to show up ...
The Hechinger Report

Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

UC stirs furious debate over what high school math skills are needed to succeed in college

Briana Hampton, a San Gabriel High School junior, is determined to get into a four-year university to achieve her dream of becoming a social worker or psychiatrist. But she feared she would fail a ...
EdSource

High school math placement is too important to leave to subjective recommendations

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 ...
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See how new NC math standards could change the classes high school students take

North Carolina is overhauling its math standards, with major changes potentially coming to the courses students take in high school. The state Department of Public Instruction presented Thursday the ...
EdSurge

Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

It’s a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Some educators think it’s because math instruction is stuck in a rut. Procedural, boring and, in some cases, ...
Forbes

UC San Diego Finds One In Eight Freshmen Lack High-School Math Skills

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 ...