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Story summary
- The University of California, San Diego reports a nearly 30-fold rise in first-year students with math skills below middle school level over five years.
- In Fall 2025, 11.8% of students enrolled in remedial math courses, up from 32 in Fall 2020, linked to COVID-19, the elimination of standardized testing, and increased admissions from under-resourced high schools.
- The university has revamped remedial courses and proposes a math index with placement testing.
