Good morning. It’s Wednesday, March 27. I’m Teresa Watanabe and I cover higher education. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

High school math, and algebra, in particular, is in crisis. Although some students thrive on the pathway to calculus, most do not. Algebra I is the single most failed course in American high schools.

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 ...

You guys may have noticed that recently, I have been showing you a lot of algebraic equations. I really don't like to use, or generate, algebraic equations. Sometimes they're much messier than just ...

How do I differentiate Common core algebra for students who are more than 3 years below grade level and still expected to pass an Algebra regents (state test) to graduate from high school? My students ...

As you brace for the board exams, and prepare to crack the maths exam, getting on top of algebra can get you a sizeable cache of marks reserved for this stream of the subject. A deeper understanding ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that algebra is literally a child’s play. Most preschoolers and kindergarteners can do algebra before even entering a math class, they found. MUMBAI: ...