Math

January 14, 2019

As California community colleges gear up to teach less remedial math, one college shows how it can be done

College of the Canyons has been a trailblazer for several years with its policy of placing more of its students in math classes that count for transfer instead of remedial courses.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

November 19, 2018

Preschoolers take on math with the help of college students

Preschool Counts, a program piloted by Stanford University in 2013, is boosting early math skills by pairing undergraduate students with preschoolers to practice math through games and other activities.

Ashley Hopkinson

August 20, 2018

California community colleges urged to plan now for fewer students in remedial courses

While an estimated 80 percent of students in 2016 were placed in remedial education, “a majority of students will be placed directly into transfer-level courses” under the recommendations from the chancellor’s office.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

August 20, 2018

Research backs California's push to reform remedial math education

Students do better in for-credit classes with extra support than when they are pushed into no-credit remedial algebra, studies show.

Alexandra W. Logue

July 26, 2018

Best way to improve student math scores? Change teachers’ attitudes, study says

Scores rose 8 points after teachers took a course designed to improve their own knowledge.

Carolyn Jones

July 3, 2018

San Francisco school finds key to raising math scores: Teacher training

Intensive teacher training led to John Muir Elementary seeing a spike in math scores

Carolyn Jones

June 11, 2018

New all-girls public school in LA implements strategy to boost math achievement

The district-run math-and-science school opened in 2016 and already has a waiting list of 400.

Carolyn Jones

June 6, 2018

Good news for C students and English majors – tech jobs are for you, too, study says

Too many students think 'STEM is only for the smartest of the smart,' while millions of jobs go unfilled.

Carolyn Jones

May 8, 2018

High school math needs major overhaul, teachers group says

The report by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics report calls for an end to tracking, and more practical course offerings.

Carolyn Jones

April 16, 2018

Focusing on the language skills of English Learners key to boosting math scores

An Education Trust–West report highlights successful strategies some California districts implemented to improve English learners' performance in math.