John Saxon, left, and Frank Wang work on an algebra textbook at Saxon's dining room table in 1981. Saxon died five years ago, and Wang, who began working for Saxon at the age of 16, is now ...

She’s a long-time teacher, former principal, and author of John Saxon’s Story: A Genius of Common Sense in Math Education. She joins the podcast to discuss the story of how John Saxon began writing ...

Eighth-grade math is changing: Instead of emphasizing Algebra I where only some students thrive, many schools are placing all students in the same general class that covers several concepts.

By creating requirements, we ensure that K-12 has to align with those requirements. So as long as algebra is the defining math course, K-12 will have to teach it. Sponsor Message.

Algebra 2 is more abstract than data science, a form of applied mathematics that combines math, statistics and other tools to provide a wide range of useful information for many professional careers.

Automatically enrolling students in advanced courses from day one of middle school could change their math trajectory, a new ...

Some Educators Question If Advanced Math Should Be Required Algebra is the one course that prevents the most people from graduating high school, and it's the single most failed course in community ...

In San Francisco, dismantling middle-school algebra did little to end racial inequities among students in advanced math classes. After a huge public outcry, the district decided to reverse course.

Related: OPINION: Algebra matters, so let’s stop attacking it and work together to make it clearer and more accessible. I’ve seen the results. Just last year, we saw pass rates on the Algebra I ...