The prestige and high salaries associated with some STEM-related jobs may entice students to pursue degrees in STEM fields. Yet after they start the required college math courses, many realize there's ...

February 19, 2026 - Arizona State University wants Cal Grants for its California-based students, but California officials say its not eligible. Alyssa Wallace, a senior at Long Beach Polytechnic High ...

Diego Fonseca is a computer science major who hoped to get into calculus in college but, like many college students today, he is still struggling with basic math. He has major hurdles with algebra, a ...

Across the country this fall, millions of college students are walking into math classrooms worried about their future — perhaps with good reason. For decades, mathematics — particularly college ...

Five states — Georgia, California, Tennessee, Utah and Oregon — have better aligned high school and college math courses in recent years, with measurable results, according to an equity-focused ...

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ALBANY, Ore. – It’s 7:15 on a Monday morning in May at Linn-Benton Community College in northwestern Oregon. Math professor Michael Lopez, a tape measure on his belt, paces in front of the 14 students ...

The 17-year-old high school senior beat out roughly 2,600 student projects to claim the top spot.

Even for those who dedicate their lives to math, it can be hard to see beyond the numbers. Lost in the formulas and figures are the real-world applications of the discipline. Franklin College faculty ...

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 ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The remedial math class at Montgomery College thrums with the sounds of clicking keyboards and low murmurs. Students pack the room and stare intently at computer terminals. Missing, ...