Any of us who have ever been in a math classroom know that too many kids lack fundamental arithmetic skills. It is extraordinarily difficult to teach students more advanced skills when their ability ...

One thing both sides of the math-wars debate should agree on is this: Educators can set high standards, but the higher standards only help students if the students have a base of knowledge from which ...

The new state policy of requiring algebra in the eighth grade will set up unprepared students for failure while holding back others with solid math skills, a new report has concluded. These ...

Seventh graders at Willie Brown College Prep Academy in San Francisco are learning algebra over the summer. Computer games make the introduction easier. "I firmly believe these kids will learn ...

It should come as no surprise to anyone that to succeed in a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) field, one needs a solid foundation in mathematics. When my sons entered college, even ...

For more than 40 years, Florida’s public high school students have needed to pass state language arts and math exams to graduate. Now, as more students struggle to pass the tests and the bar is set to ...