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DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha ...

Students can’t succeed in math if they’re never exposed to it. And many students never get access to advanced—or even some foundational—math in high school. New federal civil rights data and an ...

College can be thrilling, demanding, and unpredictable. The need for mathematics is one item that always surprises pupils. Many others share your question about the math courses needed in college.

Jennifer Williams, center, teaches math at Tasby Middle School in Dallas, TX, on Sep 15, 2023. Credit: Jason Janik/Dallas Morning News The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

The Palo Alto Unified School District. Photo by Veronica Weber. After years of debating over how the Palo Alto Unified School District should offer advanced math, Superintendent Don Austin announced ...

Sixth graders Zoe and Amoni, right, work together during Kelly Woodfin’s advanced math class in Union Public Schools. The Tulsa-area school district for about a decade has tried to increase enrollment ...