The Hechinger Report

Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

Chance Harrison and Jaylen Garibay, seniors at Rio Mesa High School, compare data and work on an analysis they collected on student stress levels. Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report The ...
The Stanford Daily

Stanford, Harvard revise high school math curriculum recommendations, exclude data science

Last year, the Stanford Undergraduate Admissions Office changed its high school math curriculum recommendations for prospective applicants, emphasizing conceptual math courses such as algebra and ...
Forbes

How The New California Mathematics Framework Could Drive Education Innovation

Students looking for more advanced mathematics than school provides will turn elsewhere to find it. While mathematicians and parents are bemoaning the newly adopted California Mathematics Framework, ...
EdSource

High schools demand clarity about UC’s new math policies

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. Twice this year, the University of ...
The Bulletin

Data science v algebra II: Educators debate what math classes high school students need

OXNARD, Calif. — On a Wednesday morning in December, Dale Perizzolo’s math class at Adolfo Camarillo High School was anything but quiet. Students chatted about the data analysis they performed on ...
KOMU

Missouri offering new alternatives to college algebra requirement

COLUMBIA - The Missouri Department of Higher Education is offering alternative mathematic courses for graduation requirements. The initiative is led by the Missouri Math Pathways Task Force. It ...