The success of the nudge experiment suggests schools may have an additional, lighter-lift tool for overcoming hurdles that keep students from enrolling in more rigorous classes, the AIR researchers ...

Students can’t succeed in math if they’re never exposed to it. And many students never get access to advanced—or even some foundational—math in high school. New federal civil rights data and an ...

DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha ...

A comprehensive analysis of American high schools reveals that while students are largely sorted into math and science classes based on academic readiness, the social and economic status of a ...

High-achieving Black, Latino and low-income students who pass algebra in the 8th grade — a feat that can set children up for success in college and beyond — still end up taking far fewer advanced high ...

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Palo Alto High School students, (at center table) Nishant Patwardhan, center, Zakir Ahmand, right, Daniel Jin, left, and Leyton Ho, far left, study at the school’s library on Feb. 6, 2019. Photo by ...

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 ...

When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha was little when ...

Universities need to rethink math instruction to better support students and address persistent challenges in college-level mathematics.

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