Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students listen as Knightdale High School teacher Alex Johnson reviews examples of sequences during a math class on Tuesday, Sept.

The current four-year requirement means many students are in math classes they don’t want to be in and have no interest in passing, according to one math teacher.

North Carolina lawmakers could overhaul high school math requirements and make it mandatory for students to pass a U.S. history test to get a diploma. The N.C. House voted 69-43 on Wednesday to pass a ...