As UC regents reconsider test-free admissions, faculty cite rising math failure rates while admissions officials report stable overall graduation rates.

New UC data shows introductory math grades falling, while rates of failure, no-pass and withdrawal nearly double, ahead of the regents' expected vote next year on restoring the SAT.

Over the last five years, the number of first-year students who failed in calculus and preparatory math courses increased from 13% to 18%.

The University of California regents opened their first sustained public discussion Wednesday about whether to reinstate the SAT requirement in admissions, as math grades continue to slide, dueling ...