UC San Diego report finds alarming drop in freshmen math skills, with one in eight below middle school level

Shocking UC San Diego study reveals one in eight college freshmen lack basic math skills, with remedial course enrollment ...
EdSurge

In Elementary School, Many Teachers Have a Shaky Grasp of Math. Can Preparation Programs Change That?

When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also ...
The Hechinger Report

Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

Here's the deal with that weird 'Common Core math' check everyone's talking about

It's actually not as complicated as it looks.
Scientific American

A Century-Old Question Is Still Revealing Answers in Fundamental Math

After German mathematician Gerd Faltings proved the Mordell conjecture in 1983, he was awarded the Fields Medal, often described as the “Nobel Prize of Mathematics.” The conjecture describes the set ...