A modern Red Riding Hood on her way to Grandma’s house can meander through the woods, or drive down the interstate, or even climb a mountain to come around the back way. All those routes will get her ...

Today’s post continues a series highlighting ways teachers can help students see how math and science are relevant to their lives. Emily Burrell has taught high school mathematics for 23 years. For ...

The back to school season means more opportunities for students to participate in engaging and challenging math competitions. Math competitions are beneficial for students of all ages and levels.

Prior research shows that a majority of community college students hope to earn a bachelor’s degree, but among those who transfer, only a fraction complete a four-year degree within six years. One of ...

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 ...

Carnegie Mellon University's campus in Oakland on June 4, 2025. A new effort built from decades of research at Carnegie Mellon University aims to help college students nationwide master gateway ...

Five states — Georgia, California, Tennessee, Utah and Oregon — have better aligned high school and college math courses in recent years, with measurable results, according to an equity-focused ...

Kids in elementary school learn—or are supposed to learn—how to add fractions and round numbers. But many students at the University of California, San Diego—a top public university ranked sixth ...

The Lone Star State has spent decades striving to expand access to Advanced Placement (AP) math courses, but the results remain underwhelming. A study we recently published at the Thomas B. Fordham ...