Half of students fail college algebra. Reformers say outdated college math requirements are gatekeeping graduation.

Mathematics continues to pose formidable challenges to college students of all ages and backgrounds. It remains vital that we use achievable and proven routes to prepare both new and nontraditional ...

Walter Hunter, who teaches a remedial algebra class at Montgomery County Community College, brought scissors to class last month so his students could cut their textbooks in half. The five-pound, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. College of the Desert is a public community college in Palm Desert, Calif. Two years after California implemented a law requiring ...

As the White House moves to revoke Harvard University’s certification to enroll foreign students — escalating a battle between the administration and the oldest and wealthiest college in the U.S. — ...

It's been a wild week for Harvard University, and not the kind that makes the alumni newsletter. At a recent press meet, US President Donald Trump took a swipe at Harvard students, mocking them for ...

Colleges created remedial education classes to ensure students were sufficiently prepared for more advanced material. But increasingly, there’s a sense that remedial courses are hurting the prospects ...

Many students placed in remedial college math courses do not graduate. Ohio colleges are using co-requisite courses to improve math preparedness and completion rates. Co-requisite courses allow ...

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