About a dozen first-year UC Berkeley students gathered one afternoon last fall inside a classroom in Evans Hall, where math professor Zvezdelina Stankova held office hours for one of her calculus ...

In recent years, particularly since the pandemic, countless news articles have bemoaned a crisis in math learning. Whether ...

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 ...

Over 500 UC professors signed a letter demanding the university reinstate SAT/ACT mathematics requirements for incoming students, citing failing standards.

The number of Gen Z college freshmen who are entering universities without high school math skills is skyrocketing — as SAT scores are plummeting, a stunning new report has found. Even more shocking — ...

(The Center Square) – A new report by the University of California, San Diego found freshmen are nowhere near ready for college math and writing classes. The problem isn’t isolated to new students at ...

The University of California will consider bringing back SAT and ACT requirements for first-year admissions. UC ended test ...

Hundreds of University of California professors are urging the system to reinstate the SAT or ACT requirement for STEM majors by 2027, saying that the test-optional policy has created a widening ...

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 ...

A Roosevelt International Middle School student takes a math enrichment class by computer at home in 2020. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Unified School District) This story first appeared at The 74, a ...

"We now observe preparation gaps so severe that instructors must reteach middle-school mathematics." The post College ...