math

In its “State of the States” report on math instruction published last week, the National Council on Teacher Quality sharply criticized California and many of its teacher certification programs for ineffectively preparing new elementary teachers to teach math and for failing to support and guide them once they reach the classroom.

Formerly incarcerated himself, UC Merced Ph.D. student Corey Mccullough now teaches math to current inmates through Merced College's Rising Scholars Program.

For years, the California State University system has had a requirement that students be proficient in Algebra 2 as a pre-requisite for taking other…