Choosing high school courses can feel high-stakes—and for good reason. According to a survey from the National Association for College Admission Counseling, nearly 87% of colleges believe curriculum ...
There's been a significant shift in the math preparedness of incoming college students at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). According to a new report from the school's ...
Twice this year, the University of California faculty broadly reaffirmed which high school math courses are required for admissions. However, many school counselors and students, along with the ...
Educators and administrators in recent years have been eager to reimagine math instruction. Troubled by high failure rates in ...
Science one semester, social studies the next. Or social studies and science alternating every other day. These are familiar schedules for the two subjects in elementary schools, where professional ...
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 ...
Top students can benefit greatly by being offered the subject early. But many districts offer few Black and Latino eighth graders a chance to study it. By Troy Closson From suburbs in the Northeast to ...
We are seeing the consequences of SAT- and ACT-optional admissions policies at schools such as the University of California ...
More than half of U.S. states now recognize that their traditional approaches, including math tracking, often advantage an elite few while overlooking the needs of the broader student population.
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 ...
GREENWICH — Even before hitting the ninth grade, Ethan Shi has already taken most of the math courses Greenwich High School has to offer. "I think I first really knew that I was really good at math ...