Stanford’s director of undergraduate studies in math, Conrad rose to national attention a few years ago when the California ...

Before that I taught math in SE Idaho. Many of the programs in the local community college required students to pass College Algebra 143. Their failure rate, in that class, was over 50%. The math in ...

Like millions of community college students across the U.S., Aristy must pass a remedial math class with no college credit, and then pass at least one college-level math class, if he wants to get ...

Math 103 is the only class offered at a CSU campus designed for high school students to earn college credit, say its organizers and CSU officials. It also aims to attract would-be teachers. The course ...

The latest SAT results show an increase in the number of Indiana students meeting college-readiness benchmarks in reading, ...

A student works on a problem in Robert Montgomery’s “transition to college math and statistics” class.The course, developed in partnership with the CSU, includes review of essential math skills.

I never took it in high school or college back in the day. Intermediate Algebra is not necessary to be a successful person or to have a successful career in non math-oriented jobs. Anoymous 8 years ...

College math. At the heart of the college math question is the importance of college algebra. Archer said many math educators believe the primary value of a college algebra course is to prepare ...

Some colleges, for example, have started to offer a math sequence that focuses on statistics, and persuaded the state’s four-year colleges to accept it as a college math credit. Others are ...

Paul Medina struggled with remedial math in community college, but ultimately passed a college-level course with intense help from a tutor. Despite a state law that requires community colleges to ...