While Fort Worth improves reading scores, a quieter math crisis has festered

Students in grades 3-8 at Fort Worth ISD are further below grade level in mathematics than reading, according to STAAR test data.
Black Enterprise

Black Students Still Face Barriers To Advanced Mathematics

Black students continue to face significant barriers to advanced mathematics education, limiting access to college pathways and high-demand careers, The 74 reports. The report referenced by the outlet ...

Hegseth’s ‘gold standard’ college exam tests middle-school math

Held up as a new route to college admissions, the Classic Learning Test has instead become a remedial high-school graduation ...

‘They’re Fucking a Lot of People’: 7-OH Users Brace for DEA Ban

The opioid-like compound, which is found in kratom, can cause brutal withdrawal symptoms and will soon be a controlled ...
Arizona Daily Star

The companies filling Arizona's teacher gaps are making billions

Just before the 2025-26 school year, Tucson Unified faced a severe teacher shortage, with math teachers frequently replaced ...

The real math crisis isn’t the test scores. It’s the test

But even if you disagree with our critique of today’s math curriculum, there is a deeper problem. We never had the ...
Cleveland.com

Ohio legislature passes bill requiring struggling students get interventions in reading, math

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio General Assembly finalized a bill on Wednesday that would require more stringent remediation and math education, homeschooled students access to career-technical education ...
The Atlantic

Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All

Zvezdelina Stankova has taught mathematics at UC Berkeley for nearly three decades. But in 2023, while teaching introductory calculus for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic ...
The New York Times

The High Cost of Silent Classrooms

Mr. Polakow-Suransky is the president of the Bank Street College of Education. See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de búsqueda. Add The ...
The Daily Californian

Failing grades soar as professors see greater AI usage, dwindling math skills in UC Berkeley computer science classes

The percentage of failing grades in multiple UC Berkeley computer science classes in spring 2026 is significantly higher than past semesters and marks a departure from the department’s grading ...
The Center Square

Critics slam Wisconsin’s student success ‘redefinition’

(The Center Square) – There are questions about Wisconsin’s new effort to “refine the future of student success” in the state. Wisconsin’s state superintendent announced the next step toward creating ...
USA Today

Florida students rank last for reading in 'learning recession,' report says

Florida ranked last for academic growth in reading amid a nationwide "learning recession." Out of 35 states, Florida ranked last for academic growth in reading — scores have been falling since 2022, ...