Half of students fail college algebra. Reformers say outdated college math requirements are gatekeeping graduation.

Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva said Thursday that adjustments are needed in middle and high school math instruction to eliminate the need for students to take remedial math courses in ...

I tell my students that I didn’t start college until I was 31, but that’s only half true. In fact, I started when I was 17, dropped out before completing a semester, restarted at 20 and dropped out ...

The need for remedial math education at UC San Diego has soared over the last five years according to a report published this month by the university’s Senate Administration Workgroup on Admissions.

What is it about math that puts people off? When it comes to reading/English language arts, there is universal agreement that supporting literacy is a priority. Here in the Lowcountry, for example, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Medina struggled with remedial math in community college, but ultimately passed a college-level course with intense help from ...

Despite evidence showing community college students are passing transfer-level math and English courses without first taking remedial classes, hundreds of students in the central San Joaquin Valley ...

This story was edited at 5:18 p.m. to clarify that remedial courses are considered non-credit when a student transfers to a four-year university. At least one-third of California’s community colleges ...

As President Donald Trump moves to revoke Harvard University's certification to enroll foreign students, he is falsely claiming that the university is offering “low grade mathematics like two plus two ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...