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UC San Diego report finds alarming drop in freshmen math skills

FOX NEWS   |  November 13, 2025

On Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier, ACTA’s Dr. Steve McGuire discusses the growing number of college freshmen struggling to meet basic math proficiency. A recent UC San Diego report found that one in eight incoming students now falls below middle‑school–level math, with remedial course placement increasing thirty‑fold over the past five years.

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