Mathematics plays a central role in winnowing opportunities for students to enter and succeed in college. In California, students can graduate from high school with just two years of math, including a ...

Math skills are extremely perishable. The most common mistake students make is not studying for the MPE. In order to place into a course concordant with your actual skill level, it's important to ...

December 29, 2025 - Betty Reid Soskin was the nation’s oldest national park ranger. She passed away on Dec. 21 at 104 years old. To honor her, we bring you an episode from 2021, about how a California ...

California math educators this fall have been locked in a vigorous debate: Will the implementation of a new law help more community college STEM students by skipping prerequisites and placing them ...

The online Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) Placement Assessment covers material from basic math through precalculus. While this exam is not required for many students, you must ...

Placement, Learning and Understanding Mathematics (PLUM) is a program designed to help entering students determine which first-year mathematics or statistics course is the right choice for them. The ...

ALEKS PPL is an online, adaptive system that covers a broad spectrum of mathematics topics. The length of the Placement Assessment will vary, but can be up to 30 questions. Each assessment will ...

At UD, we know every learner is unique, and we want to help you succeed on your academic journey. Our math placement program, called ALEKS, uses adaptive technology to assess your current knowledge ...

AP English teacher Mark Hernandez speaks to students at Gunn High School in Palo Alto on March 16, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A judge has ruled that the Palo Alto Unified School District’s method ...

All students are required to take at least two writing courses and at least one math course to graduate from UAB. To measure your mastery of a particular subject and determine which courses offer you ...

There are several assessments each incoming student needs to complete in order to ensure they enroll in the appropriate classes their first semester. Not all assessments are required, but you are ...