A couple weeks ago, I wrote a story about a study that looked at the rising number of students taking algebra in 8th grade and made the argument that many of those middle schoolers are woefully ...

Most preschoolers and kindergarteners can solve basic algebra questions before even entering a math class, reveals a new study. The study, conducted by Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of ...

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 ...

Millions of high school and college algebra students are united in a shared agony over solving for x and y. For those to whom the answers don't come easily, it gets worse: Most preschoolers and ...

In what some math experts are calling “the latest evidence that teaching algebra differently works,” a new study co-authored by an instructor at Everett Community College underscores the importance of ...

Students who used a mathematics program that blends online learning and in-class instruction in algebra significantly improved their performance in the subject, finds new study funded by the U.S.

Some key concepts should be introduced earlier, argues the pamphlet At seven, pupils should know their tables up to 10 and be introduced to basic algebra, says a study. The draft primary maths ...

More kids than ever are taking algebra in eighth grade but not necessarily learning more math, private researchers report. In fact, while eighth-graders are doing better on national math tests, ...

Learning about all those x’s, y’s and quadratic equations too early in life may do more harm than good for some students, a new University of California, Davis, study says. The study will be presented ...

At seven, pupils should know their tables up to 10 and be introduced to basic algebra, says a study. The draft primary maths curriculum for England "should be more demanding", says Prof David Burghes ...