A sharp rise in students without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators and policymakers.

Other UCs are tracking similar trends, but UC San Diego’s problem is “significantly worse,” the report states.

Your child can build an understanding of addition, subtraction, and the other math concepts they are learning in first grade by playing with everyday objects. Use items that your child enjoys playing ...

California’s public universities were once excellent at milling out mostly competent graduates (along with the requisite duds ...

A dad in Virginia ended up turning to social media for help after becoming confused by a first-grade math problem. Math seems to be a problem for many young Americans. In 2022, the Programme for ...

A new report from UCSD’s Senate-Administration Working Group on Admissions says many students can’t answer simple math questions.

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Children who failed to acquire a basic math skill in first grade scored far behind their peers by seventh grade on a test of the mathematical abilities needed to function in adult life, according to ...

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In recent years, states have embraced literacy reform and experienced real gains. It’s time to bring that same urgency and practicality to math with numeracy ...

Math scores of California’s average eighth graders on standardized tests in 2021 were in line with the knowledge and skills of fifth graders, according to a new analysis of the state’s Smarter ...

The sassy note a child left on his math homework has left the internet in stitches. Alex Helms from Charlotte, North Carolina, (u/pantherfanalex) shared his 6-year-old son's first-grade homework on ...