Calculus is expected to be difficult; it should not be impossible. But, too often, this course becomes a gatekeeper that pushes students out of careers in science, technology, engineering and math — ...

If students aren’t adequately prepared for college-level math courses in high school, it can make completing a college degree more difficult, with some students needing to spend time and money on ...

It’s September, and all across the country high school seniors are setting up their Common Application accounts, retaking SATs, and struggling to write (or procrastinating the writing of) 650 words ...

Florida’s public high schools cannot offer a new Advanced Placement math course next school year because the state, already in a feud with the College Board, has not approved it. High schools across ...

Florida’s public high schools can offer a new Advanced Placement math course next school year, the Florida Department of Education told the College Board late Wednesday, a delayed decision that had ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The College Board announced Tuesday that it is creating a new Advanced Placement exam in precalculus ...

Students who graduate with a college degree in a STEM field are well-positioned for careers where they will make high wages. But community college students can’t get a STEM degree or even transfer to ...

Calculus can be a miserable slog for many high schoolers. It’s estimated that 20 percent of students (about 800,000 a year) take the subject, generally when they are seniors. I was surprised to learn ...

This teacher believes that “deprioritizing abstract math like calculus in favor of practical math, with a focus on statistical literacy, reduces barriers to entry and will help increase diversity in ...

To some college students, it’s an intimidating eight-letter word that evokes pangs of dread and anxiety. Calculus. It’s a world of functions, limits and derivatives that has left thousands in its wake ...

In recent years, math educators and advocates have pushed to diversify high school course offerings, introducing new pathways that culminate in statistics or data analysis. But new research suggests ...