US EditionStudents at California University without 8th grade math skills skyrockets
The number of UCSD first-year students below Algebra 1 math has increased nearly 30-fold in five years, with 11.8% enrolling in remedial courses, driven by pandemic learning loss and grade inflation.
- A sharp rise was seen in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills, with 18% of first-year students at UCSD placing below Algebra 1 in 2025.
- The increase was linked to pandemic learning disruptions, inequities in California's K-12 system, and elimination of standardized testing requirements for UC admissions.
- Over 900 UCSD students required Math 2, a course focused on elementary and middle school math, making UCSD the only UC campus offering such remediation.
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UC San Diego: 1 in 8 Entrants Can't Do Basic Math Despite a Solid GPA
UC San Diego said there is a 30% surge in new entrants who can’t do basic math. Want to bet they know how to protest though? We are being dumbed down. According to Inside Higher Ed, the number of first-year students at the University of California, San Diego, whose math skills fall below a middle […] The post UC San Diego: 1 in 8 Entrants Can’t Do Basic Math Despite a Solid GPA appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
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