WRAL

Bill to replace Math 3 with computer science passes NC committee

North Carolina high school students would take computer science instead of Math 3 under a bill that passed through a House committee on Tuesday. House Bill 415 would also adjust the UNC System's ...
WUNC

Proposed new math standards for NC students could give more flexibility, ties to careers

North Carolina is working on a major overhaul of its math standards that state officials hope will better connect what ...
KQED

UC Reconsiders Requirements for Data Science Students Amid Ongoing High School Math Debate

Next month, a panel of University of California professors in the sciences and math will give their recommendations on the contentious issue of how much math high school students should know before ...
EdSource

UC professors’ math problem: How does data science fit in?

EdSource · A University of California in the heart of farm country aims to attract more students The article was updated March 5 to include the letter from high-tech executives supporting the Algebra ...
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 ...
Los Angeles Times

UC stirs furious debate over what high school math skills are needed to succeed in college

Briana Hampton, a San Gabriel High School junior, is determined to get into a four-year university to achieve her dream of becoming a social worker or psychiatrist. But she feared she would fail a ...
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 ...