Long a staple of the high school curriculum, the mathematics-course sequence of Algebra 1, geometry, and Algebra 2 is facing a budding challenge as schools transition to the Common Core State ...

Math 123 may be a well-intended effort to prepare students for a globally competitive workplace, but it’s a proven failure that’s causing substantially more harm than good. Math 123 radically changed ...

Blacks don’t do as well as whites in math because they are disproportionately enrolled in schools that have adopted “integrated math.” The notion that children will do better in mathematics if they ...

Over some parents’ objections, Hinsdale High School District 86 will go forward with changing the math curriculum to one that integrates algebra, geometry and statistics concepts over three years of ...

At a special meeting last week, the Hinsdale High School District 86 School Board reversed plans to implement a new math curriculum beginning in the fall of 2022. The math curriculum was a hot-button ...

The number of Georgia students who flunked this year's high school graduation test rose by 7 percentage points -- a change blamed on the often-criticized integrated math curriculum that some school ...

The math curriculum for students in kindergarten through eighth grade was already changed for this school year to an "integrated math model," which eliminated the opportunity for students to complete ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

As a math teacher, I believe that “basic skills” are more than competency in computation — they are the foundation for critical thinking and advanced learning. Since my opinion is in the minority, I ...

President Obama earlier this year announced a new initiative, “Computer Science for All,” to empower a generation of American students with the computing skills they need to thrive in a digital ...