California algebra rule highlights basic math difficulties Any of us who have ever been in a math classroom know that too many kids lack fundamental arithmetic skills.

College students struggle with basic math, post-pandemic Diego Fonseca is a computer science major who hoped to get into calculus in college but, like many college students today, he is still ...

The six students clicked away on their calculators to solve this fairly basic algebra problem, similar to the kind covered in high-school classes. But this is no ordinary algebra class.

Jorgensen, who teaches 7th – and 8th – grade math, leads her students in ditties, chants and dance moves to help them remember basic formulas in algebra and geometry.

Proponents say students are more motivated to study data science than algebra. But this approach fails to teach kids essential skills and risks limiting some populations to certain courses.