As leaders of science and engineering departments at a public university, we have front row seats to the outcomes of America’s approach to kindergarten-12th grade (K-12) math education. We see ...

Instead, he was left with one thought: “I feel like I’m setting my own child up for failure by enrolling her in high school.” That’s because there is no introductory class for students like Eriana at ...

BRIDGEPORT — Learning algebra and geometry is hard enough. Try doing it without a teacher. At least 200 freshmen and sophomores at Harding High School have spent the semester doing just that, with ...

Freshman algebra is one of the leading causes of brain cramps among ninth-graders. Unless they’ve taken eighth grade algebra from Dick Hicks.Kids at Eagle Valley Middle School who take advanced ...

Nearly three-fourths of college-bound graduates of Oregon high schools are unprepared for college, primarily because of weaknesses in math and science, a report out today warns. The report is based on ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Education released a set of reviewer comments on books that were examined for inclusion in the state’s upcoming math curriculum. The reviews are the ...

COFFEE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — A local educator is making waves in Coffee County with a mission to change the way students view math—before the school year even begins. CeCelia Coke, MBA, is a teacher, ...

For decades, generations of Americans took the same basic high school math track. Algebra. Geometry. Algebra 2. Now, school districts across the country are overhauling their approach, combining ...

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Each morning, when Gabriela Ocampo looked up at the chalkboard in her ninth-grade algebra class, her spirits sank. There she saw a mysterious language of polynomials and slope intercepts that looked ...