Calculus is expected to be difficult; it should not be impossible. But, too often, this course becomes a gatekeeper that pushes students out of careers in science, technology, engineering and math — ...

The millions of high-school seniors and their families beginning the final stretch in their college search this fall will follow many of the same rituals in this annual rite of passage. They will buy ...

It’s September, and all across the country high school seniors are setting up their Common Application accounts, retaking SATs, and struggling to write (or procrastinating the writing of) 650 words ...

Experts are questioning the relevance of pushing all college-bound students to take calculus, arguing that the “narrow pathway toward calculus … fails to serve most students.” Credit: Erika Rich for ...

Calculus can be a miserable slog for many high schoolers. It’s estimated that 20 percent of students (about 800,000 a year) take the subject, generally when they are seniors. I was surprised to learn ...

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