Colleges nationwide have been embracing developmental education reforms. A popular reform is math pathways, which places students in math classes that relate to their intended majors and abilities, ...

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O ne of the biggest roadblocks to student success, according to many educators, is college algebra, the traditional gateway college math course. Students with weak math skills often get stuck in ...

Students who opt into calculus are typically those looking to pursue a STEM career or major — if they can even get into the class. Even then, there are often gatekeeping measures in place that can ...

The story is a familiar one: A high-school dropout and single mother works the supermarket late shift. Motivated to earn a four-year degree so she can have a better life for herself and her 4-year-old ...

The traditional algebra-to-calculus mathematics pathway required by most colleges "doesn't reflect changes in the types of quantitative skills that students need in their lives and careers," according ...

Teachers and students across the state are adjusting to the Common Core standards, which promise to help more young people become ready for college. In the words of State Board of Education President ...

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report looking at how implementing high-quality, evidence-backed math pathways can better prepare students for college and/or ...

Most students don’t aspire to careers that will require calculus, so high schools must create sequences of math courses that reflect the wide variety of young people’s occupational goals, a math ...

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 ...

High school math pathways have historically filtered many black and Latino students out of STEM opportunities, so some districts are redesigning their math course sequences and offerings to create ...

The seventh-grade boy looked down at his blank work sheet, unsure how to begin solving the multistep algebraic equation that the teacher had written on the white board. After a moment’s hesitation, he ...