About a dozen first-year UC Berkeley students gathered one afternoon last fall inside a classroom in Evans Hall, where math professor Zvezdelina Stankova held office hours for one of her calculus ...

In the article “ Are Students Prepared for College-Level Math? A Senator Wants to Know ” (Jan. 23, 2026), U.S. Sen. Bill ...

In recent years, particularly since the pandemic, countless news articles have bemoaned a crisis in math learning. Whether ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the human/political issues surrounding college admissions. Close view of mature female educator standing between early ...

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 ...

Analog Academics: As students increasingly struggle with college algebra requirements, many are sent to “remedial” math classes to catch up. Here, a remedial math student's notebook at Baltimore City ...

No parent, teacher, adviser, or other responsible educator would ever recommend, much less require, a student to take a course they had only a 20% chance of passing. But that is exactly the new policy ...

A Roosevelt International Middle School student takes a math enrichment class by computer at home in 2020. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Unified School District) This story first appeared at The 74, a ...

College can be thrilling, demanding, and unpredictable. The need for mathematics is one item that always surprises pupils. Many others share your question about the math courses needed in college.

High school students in a calculus class. A 2024 survey of college admissions officers shows that many give extra weight to applicants with calculus on their transcripts. Credit: Brett Coomer/Houston ...