AUSTIN (AP) — The Board of Education is in for a long night, with key votes on science books and algebra II still to come. Members slogged through eight-plus hours of discussions Thursday. But they've ...

In his new book The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions, political scientist Andrew Hacker proposes replacing algebra II and calculus in the high school and college curriculum with a practical course ...

The new plan addresses the importance of math proficiency, aiming to fill persistent learning gaps and accelerate the learning of all students. “Ohio’s mathematics vision builds on long-accepted ...

YET MORE ON ALGEBRA TEXTBOOKS THROUGH THE AGES….Our story so far: Diane Ravitch wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week in which she bemoaned the “dumbing down” of math textbooks. As an example, ...

RARITAN TWP.-- What's happening with Algebra II textbooks here reflects the changing ways today's students use technology, school officials say. Although not every student has a textbook of his own, ...

If a student’s transcript shows the successful completion of Algebra 2, what does that really mean? Although a lot more students today are completing the course, a new analysis suggests that line on ...

The Williamson County school board will consider adopting and purchasing new math textbooks in April. It's a routine procedure — school districts in the state review new textbooks for each subject ...

Florida’s state education agency rejected dozens of math textbooks this past spring because, officials contended, they contained common-core learning standards or violated a state law that prohibits ...