Many students who lacked hands-on, in-person teachings due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and school closures are now struggling with basic math at the college level, according ...

In the article “Are Students Prepared for College-Level Math? A Senator Wants to Know ” (Jan. 23, 2026), U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. raises a valid question by asking colleges whether K–12 systems ...

LOS ANGELES - At the University of California San Diego (UCSD), hundreds of first-year students are beginning their studies with fractions and basic equations normally taught before high school, ...

Thousands of University of California academics have made the claim that too many students are showing up unprepared for the rigors of college calculus and other subjects, a problem they say has ...

When Senator Bill Cassidy recently questioned whether K–12 systems are adequately preparing students for college-level math, he touched a nerve in the national conversation. We see the symptoms ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Higher education leaders in southwest Missouri say freshman in the region are increasingly unprepared to pass basic college-level courses. Two colleges have formed task forces to ...

Putting off college math could improve the likelihood that students remain in college. But that may only be true as long as students don’t procrastinate more than one year. This is what colleagues and ...