Rockmore explains a case made by Freakonomics economist and provocateur Steven Levitt, who says he believes math pedagogy in general needs a big update, including an increased emphasis on statistics ...

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 ...

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FAIRFAX, Va. — 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, ...

Donald Trump’s claim that Harvard is teaching students basic math like “two plus two” has turned out to be inaccurate. In fact, Harvard offers a college-level calculus course (MA5) with added support ...