In math, Algebra 1 is a make-or-break course. The class is the gateway to high school math, and struggling to complete it can close off those higher-level pathways—and even jeopardize students’ ...

University of California faculty and administrators have been debating a change to required courses that sounds like a small issue, but that should have the academic sphere asking these questions ...

WATSONVILLE — While there are numerous benefits to summer vacations, the absence of learning can allow students’ minds to wander and they may need to refresh their learning when school resumes. This ...

Next month, a panel of University of California professors in the sciences and math will give their recommendations on the contentious issue of how much math high school students should know before ...

This story was updated on Aug. 2, 2017. A new policy from the California State University system will soon allow some students to take math classes with pre-requisites other than intermediate algebra ...

Four years ago, school district leaders did something counterintuitive in this tech-laden metropolis, where STEM isn’t just a buzzword but practically a way of life. They got rid of accelerated middle ...

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