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