No parent, teacher, adviser, or other responsible educator would ever recommend, much less require, a student to take a course they had only a 20% chance of passing. But that is exactly the new policy ...

As longtime college math faculty in San Diego County, we were taken aback by the news about first-year students struggling with middle school math at UC San Diego. The idea that students might score ...

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 ...

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