Many students find algebra a confusing or intimidating subject, especially those who have just started middle school. But in reality, it is not a difficult subject. With the right strategies and ...

Nor does California have enough qualified math teachers to teach Algebra 1 to all eighth-graders, said Kathy Woods, president of the California Mathematics Council, which represents about 10,000 ...

But Rebecca Bowie, a resident and an eighth-grade math teacher in another district, said Algebra 1 is not the right way to increase the middle school math curriculum, and that the School Committee ...

No 8th grade Algebra 1. In terms of curriculum, this is about as controversial as it gets. And that’s not just because of its math implications, but because of the parental pushback such a plan ...

Algebra 1 is the most failed class in high schools across the country. At Green Mountain High School, a student-turned-teacher, who failed Algebra himself, is taking a new approach.

Today, remedial math has been eliminated in the district’s main high schools and nearly all students are in ninth grade algebra or a more advanced class, except for students with severe disabilities.

Boolean algebra is a branch of mathematics that deals with operations on logical values with binary variables. Boolean variables are represented as binary numbers to represent truths: 1 = true and ...

High schoolers deserve math instruction relevant to their lives, rather than algebra and other higher math. Opinion: High school math should be about data science, not Algebra 2 - Los Angeles Times ...

Maryland may combine algebra and geometry courses for older students as part of a broader effort to improve performance in math across the state. A draft of the proposed policy shows that ...