Under the Common Core State Standards, Algebra 1 is a much tougher course than what was taught previously in most states, teachers and standards experts say, in part because many of the concepts that ...

Can students learn algebra from Instagram and video games? Teaching researcher Candace Walkington, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, thinks so. Walkington's new study, funded by the National ...

Held up as a new route to college admissions, the Classic Learning Test has instead become a remedial high-school graduation ...

Many middle school students spend their summer breaks catching up on their favorite television shows, lounging with friends ...

Within the last few years, it has become increasingly popular for educators, social scientists, and even politicians to question the necessity of an education in mathematics. In his popular 2016 book, ...

After a major push across the United States to overhaul how schools teach reading, many states have expanded their focus to ...

Frederick County Public Schools saw small increases in Math and English Language Arts and particularly large spikes in its latest Algebra 2 and Geometry scores, according to 2026 MCAP results ...

The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress just painted a dismal picture of math performance in America’s schools, continuing to show more than a decade of stagnation.

Stanford math education professor Jo Boaler spends a lot of time worrying about how math education in the United States traumatizes kids. Recently, a colleague’s 7-year-old came home from school and ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. In his new book The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions, political scientist Andrew Hacker proposes ...