Mathematics teaching in kindergarten through the eighth grade needs to stress the basics so students learn how to solve problems and develop critical thinking and reasoning skills, according to a ...

Algebra may be giving your middle school or high school student fits, but according to a new study, children have some level of basic algebra skills and understanding of the principles without even ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’ve been teaching economics at California State University-East Bay for 30-plus years. I have consistently opposed “seamless transfers” from the community college system (Opinion, Aug 16).