SAN ANTONIO — In a state that has passed anti-diversity laws and tried to squelch instruction on systemic racism, a new law could open doors for Latino and Black children long shut out of advanced ...

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 ...

Our country is facing a math crisis, with students’ scores on standardized assessments persistently stagnant or declining. When it comes to public policy, there are rarely any easy solutions, but ...

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EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) Enrolling students in high school math courses is a high-stakes endeavor with an outsize effect on students’ college ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There’s a new state law requiring all middle school students who test in a certain percentile to automatically be put in advanced math classes. The goal? Eliminating the equity gap.

SAN ANTONIO — In a state that has passed anti-diversity laws and tried to squelch instruction on systemic racism, a new law could open doors for Latino and Black children long shut out of advanced ...

The Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) board approved two new advanced math courses for the 2026-2027 school year. In a Dec. 15 meeting, the board approved Introduction to Proofs: Honors and ...

California has a math problem. Nearly a decade after Common Core math standards were adopted in California, the majority of K-12 students are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks, and Black and ...

Jennifer Williams, center, teaches math at Tasby Middle School in Dallas, TX, on Sep 15, 2023. Credit: Jason Janik/Dallas Morning News The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...