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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 ...

Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college. His first three tries put him in pre-calculus, a blow for a ...

Keith Perkins, foreground, works through an algorithm for calculating ladder rung spacing in Linn-Benton Community College’s math for welders class. Credit: Jan Sonnenmair for The Hechinger Report The ...

This story was produced in partnership with Open Campus, a nonprofit news organization that partners with local newsrooms to deliver expert coverage of higher education. Alyssa Pfeifer always ...

EdSource · College students repackage dining hall food waste to feed hungry peers College students repackage dining hall food waste to feed hungry peers April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses ...

A UC San Diego student says her high school math grades hid deeper learning gaps, raising questions about grade inflation, ...

College Algebra can feel overwhelming, but with the right tools, planning, and study strategies, you can build confidence and mastery. By combining structured class learning with digital resources ...

Developmental math poses one of the biggest and most immutable challenges in higher education. Interventions to improve student success rates such as corequisite designs, curriculum alignment with ...

First-year college students started this school year with a lot stacked against them. On top of moving away from home for the first time, many had to face a tough reality: Covid robbed them of ...

A student uses his phone to copy the whiteboard at the end of a summer math boot camp session on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2023 at George Mason University in Fairfax. Va. Diego Fonseca looked at the computer ...