For 14 hours in early March, a team of five seniors from York Community High School competed virtually in an international math challenge, up against more than 600 other math teams, many from elite ...
San Gabriel High School teacher Leah Ulloa Ruiz teaches a data science lesson to calculate the likelihood of whether men or women will be victims in horror movies. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times ...
December 29, 2025 - Betty Reid Soskin was the nation’s oldest national park ranger. She passed away on Dec. 21 at 104 years old. To honor her, we bring you an episode from 2021, about how a California ...
We are seeing the consequences of SAT- and ACT-optional admissions policies at schools such as the University of California ...
Twice this year, the University of California faculty broadly reaffirmed which high school math courses are required for admissions. However, many school counselors and students, along with the ...
Experts are questioning the relevance of pushing all college-bound students to take calculus, arguing that the “narrow pathway toward calculus … fails to serve most students.” Credit: Erika Rich for ...
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, ...
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Tewodrose Nega is trying to find the length of a triangle’s side. “So, I’m guessing we put x over 22 and then we put one-fifth over the other side,” he said, hovering over a piece of paper, madly ...
North Carolina lawmakers could overhaul high school math graduation requirements with the changes potentially going into effect as soon as this fall. High school students currently need to pass NC ...
Texas students need to understand math in order to advance in the industries thriving in Texas, advocates say. Texas students are falling behind in math, threatening their ability to thrive in ...
Stillwater Public Schools named Stillwater High School mathematics teacher Michael Porter as its District Teacher of the Year, according to a district press release. The district made the announcement ...