Many students in elementary grades struggle to grasp the perennially vexing concept of fractions. If those struggles persist ...

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 ...

Paso Robles Joint Unified School District has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the California State University Chancellor’s ...

This story was updated on Aug. 2, 2017. A new policy from the California State University system will soon allow some students to take math classes with pre-requisites other than intermediate algebra ...

If you can’t simplify the following operation, chances are the state won’t let you graduate from community college: Algebra problems like this one are at the heart of a dispute over the level of math ...

At the beginning of a recent math class, students spent six minutes discussing a topic they knew well: themselves. What’s ...

Portland Public Schools will continue offering algebra to select eighth-graders but will reset its bar for which students can enter the fast-tracked math class that precedes it. That’s a pivot, given ...

Pre-algebra is more than just a set of math topics—it’s the bridge between basic arithmetic and the deeper logic of algebra. Mastering it builds the confidence and skills needed for high school math, ...

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In his new book The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions, political scientist Andrew Hacker proposes replacing algebra II and calculus in the high school and college curriculum with a practical course ...

Despite being a vocal opponent of reintroducing the class to eighth grade classrooms, candidate Brandee Marckmann appeared to ...