Education Week

Are High School Graduates Ready for College Math?

While most states have graduation rates between 80-95%, math proficiency is most often below 50%. (There’s a wide range in ...

The Graduation Gap: When Students Earn a High School Diploma But Still Can’t Do Math

Congratulations! High school graduation rates in your state are hitting all-time highs! But before you crack open the ...
EdSource

Placement tests land many students in a math maze instead of on pathways to success

EdSource · Fresno Unified and teachers union join forces to put a roof over families' heads Fresno Unified and teachers union join forces to put a roof over families’ heads March 26, 2026 - Fresno ...
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NC schools test scores rise again, make near post-pandemic recovery in math

North Carolina students are making big gains in math, though they remain behind the proficiency rates of 2018 and 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, new data from the North Carolina ...
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Maryland students struggle with math and English proficiency, revealing deep-rooted disparities

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (7News) — In a startling revelation, over 80% of Maryland students have fallen short on state proficiency tests in math and English language arts, according to scores reported by ...
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Scores nationwide crater on national math test, California’s not quite so much

Nationwide scores plummeted in math and fell significantly in reading in 2022 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP, providing new evidence of the pandemic’s unparalleled impact ...