I got an A in algebra II, I think. That was long ago. I do know that I have long since forgotten whatever I learned in that course and have never used it since. That has become a national problem.

OXNARD, Calif. — On a Wednesday morning in December, Dale Perizzolo’s math class at Adolfo Camarillo High School was anything but quiet. Students chatted about the data analysis they performed on ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — For those of you who struggle with math, or simply do not like it, you soon may be able to rejoice. On Wednesday, Minnesota State Senator Robert Farnsworth (R-Hibbing) introduced a ...

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 ...

CONWAY, Ark. — With its intricate mysteries of quadratics, logarithms and imaginary numbers, Algebra II often provokes a lament from high schoolers. What exactly does this have to do with real life?

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 ...

PHOENIX — A bill moving through the state Legislature would no longer require Arizona high school students to take Algebra II to graduate. House Bill 2278 would direct the State Board of Education to ...

PHOENIX (Arizona’s Family/Gray News) — Could Algebra II soon be a high school requirement of the past? A bill making its way through the state’s legislature is seeking to replace Algebra II with what ...

Half of students fail college algebra. Reformers say outdated college math requirements are gatekeeping graduation.