When he first started teaching high school algebra at Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School, Jason Ovalles heard a familiar question from his students. "'Why are we doing this?' You know?

New York City is gearing up to change the way math is taught this school year amid rising concerns about students’ low math performance. The initiative, NYC Solves, will mandate the use of one ...

The developer of a new math curriculum in New York City schools said in an interview that teachers are in the midst of a “learning process” with the materials that will improve after a bumpy roll-out ...

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Five states — Georgia, California, Tennessee, Utah and Oregon — have better aligned high school and college math courses in ...