College students struggle with basic math, post-pandemic Diego Fonseca is a computer science major who hoped to get into calculus in college but, like many college students today, he is still ...

The panel’s report repeatedly calls for students to be able to recall math procedures, such as basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, quickly and effortlessly.

Math anxiety holds students back from reaching their potential. Experts share insights on the problem and strategies to combat it.

Even students like 25-year-old Troy Briones, who, by his own account, struggled in high school with fractions and other basic math concepts.

More students are being placed into pre-college math, starting a semester or more behind for their majors, even if they get credit for the lower-level classes.

In the U.S., 36 million adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to sustain employment -- yet education programs for this group serve only about 1.5 million, and funding continues to be cut at ...