University of California faculty and administrators have been debating a change to required courses that sounds like a small issue, but that should have the academic sphere asking these questions ...

High school math, and algebra, in particular, is in crisis. Although some students thrive on the pathway to calculus, most do not. Algebra I is the single most failed course in American high schools.

Thanks to the information revolution, a stunning 90% of the data created by humanity has been generated in just the past two years. Yet the math taught in U.S. schools hasn’t materially changed since ...

When students take Algebra 1 matters. If high schoolers don’t pass the course by 9th grade, they’re unlikely to reach college-preparatory math in high school. There are too many courses to get through ...

In 2014, the Lone Star State controversially dropped the requirement for high school students to take Algebra 2. But new research shows that, in the wake of that policy, Algebra 2 completion and ...

WILDWOOD- Wildwood High School has revamped its algebra courses to better prepare students for standardized tests and help them understand complicated concepts. Principal Chris Armstrong said that ...

America has a math problem. We’ve had a math problem for at least 50 years — since the Soviets launched Sputnik, if not before. Our high school students have trouble competing with those raised in ...

A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations. Polynomials are equations involving a variable raised to powers, such ...