Education Week

Are High School Graduates Ready for College Math?

While most states have graduation rates between 80-95%, math proficiency is most often below 50%. (There’s a wide range in ...

The Graduation Gap: When Students Earn a High School Diploma But Still Can’t Do Math

Congratulations! High school graduation rates in your state are hitting all-time highs! But before you crack open the ...

More high school seniors are graduating, but without math skills | Opinion

Despite high graduation rates, many US high school students lack math proficiency for college or careers, a new analysis ...
EdSource

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

EdSource · A University of California in the heart of farm country aims to attract more students Enrolling students in high school math courses is a high-stakes endeavor with an outsize effect on ...

Amboy school’s decision to drop 8th grade algebra doesn’t add up, parents say

Does Amboy Junior High School have a math problem? For a group of parents of seventh grade students, the answer equals yes. The Amboy School Board on Thursday night heard from a group of parents of ...
Education Week

Want Students to Be Better in Science? Bolster Their Math Skills

Students in Kristen Gonsoir’s classroom at Groton Area High School in Groton, S.D., spend a lot of time solving equations together. Early this school year, they passed almost an entire period working ...
Texas Monthly

Is There a Better Solution to Our Public Schools’ Math Problem?

This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our Schools Actually Need.” Humans have been learning math for thousands of ...