The purpose of all of the developmental mathematics courses is to support student success academically and beyond by advancing critical thinking and reasoning skills. Specifically in Algebra I, as a ...

A popular humorist and avowed mathphobe once declared that in real life, there’s no such thing as algebra. Kathie Wilson knows better. Most of the students in her 8th grade class will be thrust into ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Last week, a ...

A group of middle school girls is puzzling over a pie chart about reading habits in the U.S. Their “math designer” stands at ...

I got an A in algebra II, I think. That was long ago. I do know that I have long since forgotten whatever I learned in that course and have never used it since. Later, he explains what mathematics is ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Like learning to ...

Adding to his extensive collection of simple but effective and clear math apps, Esa Helttula has now introduced Polynomial Long Division. Most of Esa's previous apps have been about arithmetic, ...

When students take Algebra 1 matters. If high schoolers don’t pass the course by 9th grade, they’re unlikely to reach college-preparatory math in high school. There are too many courses to get through ...

So how to best describe Americans’ relationship with math? The answer is, well, a lot like multivariable calculus: It’s complicated. A national Gallup study reveals that more than 90% of American ...