Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM applicants

Hundreds of University of California professors are urging the system to reinstate the SAT or ACT requirement for STEM majors ...
Futurism on MSN

College professors say incoming students no longer understand middle school math and science

"We now observe preparation gaps so severe that instructors must reteach middle-school mathematics." The post College ...
Times of San Diego

Community Colleges Loosen STEM Math Placement Rules

California math educators this fall have been locked in a vigorous debate: Will the implementation of a new law help more community college STEM students by skipping prerequisites and placing them ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Test-Blind Policy Resulted in Severely Underprepared STEM Students, UC Faculty Say

Math-preparation gaps are so wide that faculty members across the University of California system are having to reteach ...
Science Daily

Study shows how math, science identity in students affects college, career outcomes

Two researchers have published a study that asked students if they see themselves as a math or science person, then followed up with them several times in following years. Results showed those who ...
The College Investor on MSNOpinion

UC faculty demand SAT return for STEM majors after 30x spike in students below high school math

More than 600 University of California faculty members, led by mathematicians at UC Berkeley, are calling on the system to ...
WebMD

Math Myths: Are Boys Really Better at Math?

Are boys innately better at math and science? The question has generated heated debate for decades, with some researchers theorizing that differences in brain activity and hormones give males a ...