NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, released today a new research brief, "Unequal Access to 8th-Grade Algebra: How School Offerings and Placement Practices Limit Opportunity." The ...

Middle schoolers' access to the course is stratified along racial, socioeconomic, and regional lines, new research finds.

Schools are less likely to offer Latino and Black students early algebra, limiting odds they will get advanced courses and higher-paying jobs.

California requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least five math programs in grades K-8. The board far surpassed ...

A sharp rise in students without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators and policymakers.

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 ...

Introduction: The information presented here is intended to describe the course goals for current and prospective students as well as others who are interested in our courses. It is not intended to ...

Think about the so-called "story problems" you studied in algebra and other math classes. How many of them dealt with, say, two trains which, no matter how far they traveled, could never catch your ...

Cal State no longer will require all its general education math courses to have a strict intermediate algebra prerequisite — a policy that has long stymied students trying to transfer from community ...

A new report from UCSD demonstrates the alarming lack of preparation among incoming freshmen for college level math courses.

America has plenty of talented people — but a UC San Diego study finds our schools are failing to educate them. And everyone ...