In education, few issues have stirred more debate in recent years than when middle and high schoolers should take algebra.

If there is one area in which the schools have performed less well in serving her children, who just completed eighth grade, ...

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to everyone.

Master factoring quadratic trinomials even when the terms look out of order. Math problems don't always appear in standard ...

In James Bell’s math class at Chapman High School, sophomores are trying to pinpoint exactly where two lines cross. The students in this rural Kansas high school already solved for that meeting point ...

More students should be taking advanced math.

Commentary: America has a math problem — too few students who may be ready for more challenging math are not given the chance ...

Palm Beach County School District saw improved student performance in English and math across multiple grades. The district also showed gains in end-of-course exams for subjects like Algebra I, ...

Master negative exponents by learning the simple rule for rewriting them as fractions. Negative exponents often confuse ...