If students aren’t adequately prepared for college-level math courses in high school, it can make completing a college degree more difficult, with some students needing to spend time and money on ...

An Illinois high school has reversed course after it appeared to restrict access to certain Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus courses to Black and Latinx students only. Highlighted in a Monday report ...

Choosing high school courses can feel high-stakes—and for good reason. According to a survey from the National Association for College Admission Counseling, nearly 87% of colleges believe curriculum ...

An Advanced Placement Calculus course definition at an Illinois High School is eliciting accusations of segregation. The discussion of race in the classroom has divided many across the nation, with ...

The Lone Star State has spent decades striving to expand access to Advanced Placement (AP) math courses, but the results remain underwhelming. A study we recently published at the Thomas B. Fordham ...

Florida’s public high schools can offer a new Advanced Placement math course next school year, the Florida Department of Education told the College Board late Wednesday, a delayed decision that had ...

Two years ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis laid out his problems with Advanced Placement courses. First, he refused to approve use of a fledgling AP African American studies course in Florida high schools, ...

Encouraging students to take accelerated math classes in 8th grade, based on prior strong performance, increases their chances of scoring a 3 or higher on Advanced Placement math exams in high school, ...

Imagine it’s a student’s first day of ninth grade in the San Francisco Unified School District in 2012. Let’s call her Veronica. On her schedule is a math class full of other ninth graders repeating ...

BRAINTREE - Did you like doing math in school? Many people didn't. But a non-profit in Massachusetts is increasing the number of students of color and low-income students in advanced level math ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the college admission process and how it affects families. According to a recent NPR report, nearly 3 million high school ...

After years of concerted effort and focus by teachers and students, Del Norte High’s math program has been consistently proving that its approach to helping and encouraging all students to excel is ...