For decades, high-achieving high school students have been told the surest way to impress selective colleges is to take calculus. In a recent national survey of 133 admissions officers, 74% said the ...

Alumni of Palo Alto public schools shared their perspective on the change, which will allow students to take post-calculus ...

As schools around the U.S. are transitioning to the new Common Core standards, some parents of advanced students are concerned their children will be left behind. In San Diego, Calif., school ...

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 ...

EDWARDS — In many high schools, calculus is the highest level of mathematics students can take. This year, 11 Eagle County high school students took Calculus III and Differential Equations. These ...

Some AP teachers have discouraged students from taking AP exams, which grant college credits if students pass the test. William Farrington Manhattan’s famed LaGuardia High School failed to craft a ...

Fewer than half of all high schools in the United States offer calculus—and the kids who don’t have access to the math course are disproportionately students of color. That finding is among the many ...

Even in the birthplace of microchips and iPhones, unequal access to advanced math starts early for many California students. Luis Castro Limon, an incoming senior in Pomona Unified, has seen the ...