For many students, passing algebra —— another mandated hurdle inthe quest for a high school diploma —— can be a challenge. But for students such as Danielle Cissel, a junior at ElsinoreHigh School, ...

BURLINGAME — California’s largest teachers union will back a fight in court to overturn the state’s new eighth-grade algebra requirement. The Burlingame-based California Teachers Association has ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Who needs algebra? That question muttered by many a frustrated student over the years has become a vigorous debate among American educators, sparked by a provocative new book that ...

In a bid to improve state test scores, New York City public schools have embarked on a major undertaking to standardize math instruction across its middle and high schools — but some teachers have ...

A Stanford study on Sequoia Union High School District's innovative math detracking program shows significant benefits for placing students entering high school below grade level in Algebra I with ...