I WAS raised in a home where arithmetic was important. Growing up in the ’50s and ’60s in suburban, car-oriented Detroit, my father always carried a slide rule and wore a white-shirt-pocket-protector.

With tougher state standards for the graduation qualifying exam taken by sophomores, the majority of Merrillville High School freshmen won't be taking general math beginning next school year. Algebra ...

Many states are pushing students to take Algebra 1 in middle school to prepare them for advanced math in high school. A new analysis, however, suggests that increased enrollment hasn’t led to higher ...

Sharpen your pencils---and get your erasers ready, too. Big changes in middle and high school math are in store for Alabama students. A new math course of study, where the controversial Common Core ...