The Bulletin

Data science v algebra II: Educators debate what math classes high school students need

Chance Harrison and Jaylen Garibay, seniors at Rio Mesa High School, compare data and work on an analysis. OXNARD, Calif. — On a Wednesday morning in December, Dale Perizzolo’s math class at Adolfo ...
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 ...
EdSource

Advanced math in high school prepares students for STEM and data science careers

October 9, 2025 - For Chelsea Duran, returning to high school for her senior year means being on high alert, watching over her shoulder for immigration enforcement agents. California, along with many ...
The Stanford Daily

Stanford, Harvard revise high school math curriculum recommendations, exclude data science

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Modern high school math should be about data science — not Algebra 2

Thanks to the information revolution, a stunning 90% of the data created by humanity has been generated in just the past two years. Yet the math taught in U.S. schools hasn’t materially changed since ...
The Spokesman-Review

AI might disrupt math and computer science classes — in a good way

For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha – a website that solves algebraic problems online – has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete. Teachers learned to work around and ...
How-To Geek on MSNOpinion

Python's SymPy Library Makes Math Easy. Here Are 6 Practical Uses

If the mention of algebra conjures bad memories of math classes, a Python library called SymPy could change your mind about ...
datanami.com

Data Science Collides with Traditional Math in the Golden State

Is traditional math still important in data science? Or can a new curriculum based on data science replace some of traditional mathematics courses while promoting greater racial equity? These ...
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 ...
Forbes

Algebra That Fits With Career Goals May Be Key To Math-Loving Kids

Think about the so-called "story problems" you studied in algebra and other math classes. How many of them dealt with, say, two trains which, no matter how far they traveled, could never catch your ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

The University of California Changed Its Math Standards. Some Faculty Aren’t Happy.

Faculty members across the University of California system are staging a behind-the-scenes protest against an admissions policy they say risks leaving their students unprepared for college-level math.