Math Gaps in College Calculus | Cleveland News

Berkeley professor Zvezdelina Stankova is sounding the alarm: college calculus classes are drowning in students lacking basic algebra and arithmetic skills, forcing professors to backtrack years. She blames UC’s decision to ditch SAT/ACT scores for admissions — a move started during the pandemic and solidified through 2025 — which once helped gauge student readiness across diverse high school backgrounds. Now, without that benchmark, more students arrive unprepared, straining both their learning and instructors’ ability to teach. While other elite schools are reconsidering standardized tests, Stankova warns this policy may be setting students up for failure — and they’re paying the price. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/50f4a5cc4db72f56