A new report has found that SAT scores are plummeting, showing that many of high school students cannot even do middle school ...

Tracking, or grouping students according to their perceived ability, is a common feature in high school math. But a new study finds that it’s widespread as early as elementary and middle school, ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. A survey of ...

Choosing high school courses can feel high-stakes—and for good reason. According to a survey from the National Association for College Admission Counseling, nearly 87% of colleges believe curriculum ...

New research that tracked high school juniors in Los Angeles Unified found that those who took math as seniors — from algebra to advanced calculus — were better positioned to enroll and stay in ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Amid the growing ...

Too many potential STEM students, especially Latino and Black students, are being filtered out of opportunities because of tracking and placement practices. Too many students of all races are being ...

Last year, the Stanford Undergraduate Admissions Office changed its high school math curriculum recommendations for prospective applicants, emphasizing conceptual math courses such as algebra and ...

Britain’s prime minister thinks students need to learn more math. The British prime minister’s announcement has sparked heated debate abroad about the value of continuing math education into the upper ...

North Carolina is overhauling its math standards, with major changes potentially coming to the courses students take in high school. The state Department of Public Instruction presented Thursday the ...

Kenny Felder, a math teacher at Raleigh Charter High School, explains repeating decimals to calculus students in February 2019. Julia Wall News & Observer file photo North Carolina lawmakers could ...

TAUNTON — Thirteen Taunton Public Schools students received perfect scores on the 2024 MCAS tests and were given trophies for their accomplishments, the district announced. "Kids need to feel like ...