California may soon test children on math as early as kindergarten in effort to curb dismal scores

A bill moving through the California Legislature would test students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an effort ...

Scientists just discovered giraffes can do something surprisingly close to simple math

Giraffe intelligence research is changing how the world views animal cognition. A new scientific discovery shows that ...

I’m a professor at Berkeley. Bring back this requirement for entry.

The University of California system abandoned its standardized testing requirement. It’s facing an existential crisis in the ...