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The U.S. military, employers and economic development specialists have been raising alarms about the implications of American students' low math scores for the country's competitiveness and national security.

The school year is winding down, which usually means the activities and excitement around Carson High amp up in direct proportion. There is also much nailbiting and desperate prayers as freshmen and sophomores take their End of Course exams, juniors and seniors finish taking their AP exams, and finals approach for all students.

He attributes this to changes in college admissions standards at highly selective colleges.

None of the students at 40% of Baltimore's public high schools tested proficient on the state math exam given this past spring — with a staggering three-quarters earning the lowest possible score.

Zero students were proficient in math, according to state math exams, at 13 Baltimore city high schools in Maryland.

MSHS Math champs visit principal

Weird math can explain why Warren Buffett had the advantage in a dice game against Bill Gates

Juniors in the state of Nevada must take the ACT tests as one of the requirements to graduate from high school. The tests consist of math, reading writing and science.

A deceptively simple math proposition known as the Kakeya conjecture underpins a tower of other questions in physics, number theory, and harmonic analysis.

As many of you know, my brother, Tod Jennings, is running for Mayor of Carson City, Nevada. While this might be Tod’s first foray into politics, it is by no means his first experience with public service. And let’s be clear here, politicians are public servants.