50% of Ivy League students get this basic math problem wrong. Here’s why.

The bat-and-ball problem is a famous math puzzle that more than half of people—even Harvard graduates—get wrong. It's ...
Education Week

Here Are the Math Concepts That Trip Up Middle and High School Students

Newly released national test scores show student achievement in math rising at the elementary school level—but not among ...
American Enterprise Institute

Discussing Gen Z college freshmen struggling with basic math: Pondiscio on Fox News’ ‘Fox & Friends First’

Senior Fellow Robert Pondiscio joined Fox News’ ‘Fox & Friends First’ to break down new UC San Diego data on Gen Z math failures, grade inflation, COVID learning loss, and why colleges can’t spot ...
The Hechinger Report

Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...
AOL

The shocking rise of Gen Z college freshmen who can’t even do basic math — as grade inflation means graduation rates are rising

The number of Gen Z college freshmen who are entering universities without high school math skills is skyrocketing — as SAT scores are plummeting, a stunning new report has found. Even more shocking — ...
al.com

College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic

Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college. His first three tries put him in pre-calculus, a blow for a ...