Racial and ethnic disparities in advanced math and science skills occur far earlier in the U.S. than previously known. Our new study finds that 13% of white students and 16% of Asian students display ...
Palo Alto Unified will continue to offer multivariable calculus but not during the regular school day, district administrators stated last week. Courtesy Pixabay/Pexels.com. Palo Alto Unified School ...
Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...
California, along with many other states and nations, has experienced a dramatic increase of student interest in data and computer science careers. Along with the broader tech industry, these fields ...
There’s been a steady push to encourage students to take more math, and tougher math, in high school. Business leaders, advocacy organizations, and state and local policymakers provided a lot of the ...
DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha ...
ODESSA, Texas — Senate Bill (SB) 2124 now requires schools to prepare their students for advanced mathematics, with the goal of having a higher percent of students ready for Algebra 1 in the eighth ...
This article was originally published in Education NC. More than 58,000 students were eligible for placement in advanced math courses in grades 6-12 during the 2022-23 school year, Department of ...
The prestige and high salaries associated with some STEM-related jobs may entice students to pursue degrees in STEM fields. Yet after they start the required college math courses, many realize there's ...