EdSource · California gears up for a big shift in how we teach kids to read High school math, and algebra, in particular, is in crisis. Although some students thrive on the pathway to calculus, most ...

Should all students take Algebra 2? Florida seemed to say “no” this spring with the passage of a law striking it from graduation requirements. Texas said much the same in legislation Republican Gov.

California requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least five math programs in grades K-8. The board far surpassed ...

A sharp rise in students without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators and policymakers.

I got an A in algebra II, I think. That was long ago. I do know that I have long since forgotten whatever I learned in that course and have never used it since. Later, he explains what mathematics is ...

The push for algebra-for-all policies may inadvertently take a toll on high-achieving students, a new study suggests, by slowing their rate of academic improvement. The research looked at changes in ...

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Cal State no longer will require all its general education math courses to have a strict intermediate algebra prerequisite — a policy that has long stymied students trying to transfer from community ...