Joshua Carroll wasn't a bad student. By the time he reached high school, he wasn't a great student, either. It was in high school that he watched the events of Sept. 11, 2001, unfold on television. He ...

For decades, high-achieving high school students have been told the surest way to impress selective colleges is to take calculus. In a recent national survey of 133 admissions officers, 74% said the ...

Students can’t succeed in math if they’re never exposed to it. And many students never get access to advanced—or even some foundational—math in high school. New federal civil rights data and an ...