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 ...

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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 ...

Students who opt into calculus are typically those looking to pursue a STEM career or major — if they can even get into the class. Even then, there are often gatekeeping measures in place that can ...

Palo Alto Unified will continue to offer multivariable calculus but not during the regular school day, district administrators stated last week. Courtesy Pixabay/Pexels.com. Palo Alto Unified School ...

Irate parents are fighting to maintain advanced math classes at a top-rated New York City middle school, the third battle to keep accelerated offerings at a Manhattan school in recent months. The ...

ODESSA, Texas — Senate Bill (SB) 2124 now requires schools to prepare their students for advanced mathematics, with the goal of having a higher percent of students ready for Algebra 1 in the eighth ...

Rural high schools, small high schools and high schools that serve historically marginalized students don't provide the same access to advanced math classes as other schools, new research shows. As a ...

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 ...

Sixth graders Zoe and Amoni, right, work together during Kelly Woodfin’s advanced math class in Union Public Schools. The Tulsa-area school district for about a decade has tried to increase enrollment ...