“We want to show pre-service math teachers that data science isn’t a separate universe from the math they already study. It's built on it,” said Eric Weber, professor and chair of mathematics at Iowa ...

The article was updated March 5 to include the letter from high-tech executives supporting the Algebra II requirement. It also clarifies that AP Statistics is for students who have completed Algebra ...

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 ...

California’s math wars are roiling the state’s educational system, with contentious debates over high school curricula. At issue is whether a “data science” course should be available as a substitute ...

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 ...

The Department of Math and Computer Science announces a new Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Data Science. In recent years, “big data” has emerged as a critical field for organizations to make ...