Montgomery County school board members are concerned about the high percentage of high school students who are failing their math final exams, especially after ...

As leaders of science and engineering departments at a public university, we have front row seats to the outcomes of America’s approach to kindergarten-12th grade (K-12) math education. We see ...

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 ...

Regarding the April 30 article about the high failure rate on math final exams in Montgomery County, I believe a reason for this is rushing students into Algebra I before they are ready.Fifty years ...

More than 1 in 3 public school students now take Algebra 1 before high school. For those students to succeed, schools must adjust middle school programs to better match student readiness to class ...