For decades, high-achieving high school students have been told the surest way to impress selective colleges is to take calculus. In a recent national survey of 133 admissions officers, 74% said the ...

EDWARDS — In many high schools, calculus is the highest level of mathematics students can take. This year, 11 Eagle County high school students took Calculus III and Differential Equations. These ...

Alumni of Palo Alto public schools shared their perspective on the change, which will allow students to take post-calculus ...

BRAINTREE - Did you like doing math in school? Many people didn't. But a non-profit in Massachusetts is increasing the number of students of color and low-income students in advanced level math ...

Caleb Vitalus always liked math, even if it was sometimes difficult. He liked the order it provided, the step-by-step way it untangled problems. “It’s like a story being told for me. I like getting to ...

It’s well-known there’s a gender gap within science, technology, engineering, and math majors and careers, and a new study traces the moment many women give up on STEM to a single college class: ...

Even in the birthplace of microchips and iPhones, unequal access to advanced math starts early for many California students. Luis Castro Limon, an incoming senior in Pomona Unified, has seen the ...

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 ...

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) wants to eliminate the “I’m not a math person” mindset with ...

Terra Linda senior Alex Sydell shuffled into his mathematics class at 7 a.m. last Friday, dropped his black backpack on the floor and slouched into a chair. The sky was still pitch black through the ...

College can be thrilling, demanding, and unpredictable. The need for mathematics is one item that always surprises pupils. Many others share your question about the math courses needed in college.