Half of students fail college algebra. Reformers say outdated college math requirements are gatekeeping graduation.

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A popular humorist and avowed mathphobe once declared that in real life, there’s no such thing as algebra. Kathie Wilson knows better. Most of the students in her 8th grade class will be thrust into ...

To the editor: As a physics professor who uses Algebra 2 (and higher math) every day, I felt compelled to respond to the debate over how much math the University of California system should require ...

Blue pencil rests on page of algebra math problems. Math scores of students in the United States have seen a historic downturn since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with a 7-point drop among ...

Ubiquitous screens, classroom chaos, a dearth of qualified teachers: The reasons our children are struggling in math class ...

For most people, the word "algebra" conjures classroom memories of Xs and Ys. Weekend Edition's math guy, Keith Devlin, says that's because most schools do a terrible job of teaching it. He talks with ...