The drive to get every student to take so-called college gateway courses has succeeded, a new federal study finds, but students taking Algebra 1 and Geometry classes are getting considerably less ...

Dozens of African American teenagers this week finished a six-week algebra program at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ Youth Center in Los Angeles' Crenshaw neighborhood. The program is part ...

Carolan studied two cohorts of about 4,000 students — the 2004 graduating class, the last group of students that had the option of pre-algebra, and students who graduated in 2008, freshmen during the ...

The poster of a grimacing Muhammad Ali stares down at the students in Jeff Bagford's pre-algebra class at Harney Middle School. "Nothing is impossible" is the poster's message, spelled out in big ...

It’s a fact as plain as 2+2=4: For many students, college algebra – or a remedial math class they may need before starting college algebra – is a barrier toward getting their college degree. “There’s ...