Keyari Cooper started ninth-grade algebra with a decent attitude. Math wasn't her best subject, but the Pittsburg High School student thought she had a fighting chance to pass the course. Factoring, ...

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, ...

The ultimate motivator for kids to do their best in math isn't the promise of rewards or desire to make a parent proud, recent research reveals. For 55% of kids, it's proving to themselves that "they ...

Hurray for Andrew Hacker’s book, “The Math Myth and Other STEM Delusions.” Hacker argues that algebra should not be a graduation requirement, which it is in Florida and most everywhere else. As quoted ...

Math scores in the US have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them.

Gateway High School decided last year that all freshmen must take Algebra 1, an ambitious shot at raising standards. Almost half of them flunked. Still, the Osceola County school will stick with its ...

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 ...

Gut instinct for numbers works in animals, too. March 16, 2014— -- Find algebra difficult? Well, think about this: Scientists find that even 5-year-old kids can do it. Now do you feel better? If ...

Math Playground came out in 2002, and has since provided kids of all ages an excellent way to learn new math concepts using fun games. However, some parents may not want their kids to look at a ...