Walter Hunter, who teaches a remedial algebra class at Montgomery County Community College, brought scissors to class last month so his students could cut their textbooks in half. The five-pound, ...

Homological algebra and module theory constitute a vibrant area of contemporary mathematics, interweaving concepts from algebra, topology and geometry. At its core, homological algebra studies chain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remedial education at California’s community colleges is facing a death blow. Awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature is a bill ...

When students take Algebra 1 matters. If high schoolers don’t pass the course by 9th grade, they’re unlikely to reach college-preparatory math in high school. There are too many courses to get through ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. When Alexandra ...

College algebra is a shockingly common stumbling block to graduation. About 50 percent of students each year fail to pass college algebra with a grade of “C” or better, according to the Mathematical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Medina struggled with remedial math in community college, but ultimately passed a college-level course with intense help from ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. In the fall of ...

The White House has an expanding list of complaints about Harvard. Among them: a puzzling claim that Harvard kids can’t do math. “Did you see that, where the students can’t add two and two and they go ...

The White House has an expanding list of complaints about Harvard. Among them: a puzzling claim that Harvard kids can’t do math. The White House has an expanding list of complaints about Harvard.

Mathematics continues to pose formidable challenges to college students of all ages and backgrounds. It remains vital that we use achievable and proven routes to prepare both new and nontraditional ...