Education Week

Making the Case to Students That Math Is Important, Even When AI Does It All

With AI’s ability to solve complex math problems in a matter of seconds, it may feel to teachers like the technology is rapidly changing—or will soon—how math is taught. When free and widely available ...
Oregonian

Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working

The seventh graders in Maddie Hines’ project-based math class in North Portland are learning all about how to run sophisticated experiments where they come up with a hypothesis, test it out using the ...
The New York Times

The Algebra Problem: How Middle School Math Became a National Flashpoint

Top students can benefit greatly by being offered the subject early. But many districts offer few Black and Latino eighth graders a chance to study it. By Troy Closson From suburbs in the Northeast to ...
Los Angeles Times

How much algebra do students need to succeed in college? UC stirs furious debate

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.
The Hill

The K-12 system keeps sending us students who can’t do algebra. Here’s how to fix that.

As leaders of science and engineering departments at a public university, we have front row seats to the outcomes of America’s approach to kindergarten-12th grade (K-12) math education. We see ...