The Sacramento nonprofit focuses on policies and practices to improve teaching in California. All told, half of all students in the study repeated algebra, geometry or Algebra II.

Data science is a worthwhile course for future college students, as is statistics. Such courses, with their real-life applications, make math more appealing.

This is important for California students because they need to complete Algebra II or its equivalent to qualify for University of California or Cal State University admission, the cheapest and ...

The Hechinger Report covers the reasons behind the initiative to have students take algebra in eighth grade, as well as its results, in Minnesota.

Some places are moving to universal early algebra. Minnesota has required it for years — with less-than-promising results.

As for the majority of struggling math students, Fong said this study doesn’t definitively conclude whether students should or shouldn’t take algebra again.

A new study finds that increasing enrollment in advanced math classes before high school hasn't led to higher math performance for states on the national assessment in the subject.

The next civil rights court battle for California higher education may be about algebra. California State University is finalizing new system-wide math policies as part of an initiative to increase ...

The study shows that advancing past Algebra II correlates strongly with finishing high school, graduating from college, and thriving in the workforce.