All these students fulfilled the University of California’s math requirement and most completed additional courses — one in ...

The first in his family to attend college, Paul Medina was increasingly frustrated by his inability to get into a college-level math class. Medina first enrolled in remedial courses at East Los ...

Two recent California laws try to address this problem. Assembly Bill 705 allows most students to skip all sorts of remedial classes in favor of full credit courses that can transfer to a four-year ...

November 26, 2025 - Come prepare a meal with the fifth and sixth graders of Pacific Elementary, in Davenport, California, where the district attracts students just for the lunch. In its “State of the ...

A 12th grade student in Los Angeles completes work in a class to prepare for college math and statistics. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) California students’ math scores have lagged for years and ...

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California education officials on Wednesday approved a long-studied overhaul of the state’s math teaching guide, with sweeping changes designed to make the subject more relevant and accessible, ...

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The California Department of Education on Monday published its second crack at a new Mathematics Framework, a set of guidelines for math instruction that last year became the center of both a culture ...

When Rebecca Pariso agreed to join a team of educators tasked in late 2019 with California's new mathematics framework, she said she expected some controversy. But she didn't expect her work would be ...

When Rebecca Pariso agreed to join a team of educators tasked in late 2019 with California’s new mathematics framework, she said she expected some controversy. But she didn’t expect her work would be ...

Eighth grader Zoe listens during math class at Crittenden Middle School in Mountain View on April 7, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. The debate that continues to simmer over California’s new math ...