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 ...

At the state’s prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade – a significant achievement. But there has not been a parallel success in ...

BENGALURU, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. students’ fear of math is accelerating, according to a recent survey gauging student confidence in their math abilities, proficiency and correlation between ...

Next month, 14-year-old Malachi Compton is heading into 9th grade at Grand Terrace High School in the Colton Joint Unified School District east of Los Angeles. But first, he needs help with math. So ...