April 16, 2026 - EdSource Editor-at-Large John Fensterwald explains how this election could reshape California schools. New research that tracked high school juniors in Los Angeles Unified found that ...

A recent st u dy has found that instructors and the teaching practices they use—or don’t—are more than twice as influential in predicting learning outcomes than students’ prior academic performance.

EdSource · A University of California in the heart of farm country aims to attract more students Is this a picture of something bad, or something good? Cognitive scientists call this the global-local ...

Some administrators are considering ending algebra requirements for some college degrees. College algebra is a requirement at most universities, but one in three college students fails the course. The ...

Lawrence County, Tennessee, where its three high schools recently joined a college access effort that is closing the rural-nonrural education gap. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report The ...

College algebra is a shockingly common stumbling block to graduation. About 50 percent of students each year fail to pass college algebra with a grade of “C” or better, according to the Mathematical ...

Keith Perkins, foreground, works through an algorithm for calculating ladder rung spacing in Linn-Benton Community College’s math for welders class. Credit: Jan Sonnenmair for The Hechinger Report The ...

Across the country this fall, millions of college students are walking into math classrooms worried about their future — perhaps with good reason. For decades, mathematics — particularly college ...