Includes updates and/or revisions. Mastering algebra is widely considered the gateway to higher mathematics and college readiness, but new studies question whether low-performing students benefit from ...

Quick — conjure up your favorite memory of being in math class as a kid. Having trouble with that one? Well, today’s students might have an easier time fondly thinking back on a geometry or algebra ...

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Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with mixed success — to calculate exactly ...