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U.S. colleges are searching for solutions as they see alarming numbers of students arrive with gaps in their math skills.

College students are struggling with basic math, with many stuck at a basic high school level. Meanwhile, their professors are blaming the Chinese coronavirus pandemic for massive academic setbacks. The Math chair of Temple University says, "It's not just that they’re unprepared, they’re almost damaged. I hate to use that term, but they're so behind."

Colleges across the country are grappling with the same problem as academic setbacks from the pandemic follow students to campus.

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Several colleges and universities across the country are looking to help students after noticing declines in their students' math scores after the COVID pandemic.

U.S. colleges are searching for solutions as they see alarming numbers of students arrive with gaps in their math skills

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college. His first three tries put him in pre-calculus, a blow for a student who aced honors physics and computer science in high school. Functions and […]

Colleges and professors largely blame the disruptions of the pandemic, which had an outsize impact on math.

At many universities, engineering and biology majors are struggling to grasp fractions and exponents. As more students are placed in pre-college math, professors blame the pandemic.

Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college. His first three