Amid rise in first-year students unprepared for college math, some UC professors say it’s time to reinstate SATs

In 2024, the number of students placed in one of UC San Diego’s lowest math courses — Math 2 and Math 3B — increased from 490 ...
EdSource

Community college calculus policies will set students up for failure

June 11, 2026 - As a California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt now offers new degrees and career possibilities for graduates and aims to attract more students. No parent, teacher, adviser, or ...
Forbes

It’s Time To Change The Math Calculus: How The U.S. Can Finally Get Math Education Right

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Opinion: How our campus is supporting students through math

As longtime college math faculty in San Diego County, we were taken aback by the news about first-year students struggling with middle school math at UC San Diego. The idea that students might score ...
Education Week

Precalculus Is the Fastest-Growing AP Course. That’s Reshaping K-12 Math

When the College Board launched its Advanced Placement Precalculus course in 2022, it aimed to expand students’ access to advanced math courses and open more doors for students to earn college credit ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Test-Blind Policy Resulted in Severely Underprepared STEM Students, UC Faculty Say

Math-preparation gaps are so wide that faculty members across the University of California system are having to reteach middle-school math while simultaneously teaching key college-level STEM concepts ...