If a school permits, students who began their algebra coursework in September 2013 can take the old Algebra 2/Trigonometry exam in addition to the new Common Core Regents exam in Algebra II. The ...

Yet the math taught in U.S. schools hasn’t materially changed since Sputnik was sent into orbit in the late 1950s. Our high school students are taught algebra, geometry, a second year of ...

Talk about college readiness often includes discussion of how much and what kind of math to take in high school. Today's Washington Post has a front-page story examining the push to raise ...

For decades, generations of Americans took the same basic high school math track. Algebra. Geometry. Algebra 2. Now, school districts across the country are overhauling their approach, combining ...

Algebra 2, and high school courses with the same math content, are widely seen as vital to students’ success in college. Advanced algebra requires abstract reasoning and critical-thinking skills.

However, the bill removing Algebra 2 as a high school graduation requirement is an exception. It can be a start on a badly needed rethinking of the purpose of high school.

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 ...

Lastly, the change must be approved by the HBUHSD Math Facilitator and the school’s principal before the final approval by HBUHSD. According to Nguyen, the final step to revise the content of the ...

As a math teacher, it seems to me that what is covered in Algebra 2 is pointless, to most nonSTEM/related field students. The Algebra 2 requirement, in fields where it is not relevant results in a ...

Neither UC nor CSU requires that high school graduates take four years of math, but they highly recommend it. According to UC data, about 80% of UC applicants take at least one course in advanced math ...

Lauren Brady took on Park East High School’s math program, implementing small group instruction that resulted in nearly all ...

High school graduation requirements for Kansas students soon may be changing, and the Kansas Board of Regents this week weighed in with a couple of suggestions: More math and more paperwork. But ...