SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- You might have seen recent headlines on California's proposed new math framework for public schools. The revamped grades K-12 math curriculum is still in draft form and won't be ...

It’s critical for student success in college and beyond. It’s an unnecessary barrier meant to keep students of color from higher education. That’s the argument on both sides of a long-standing debate ...

Even years later, San Francisco Unified School District casts a shadow over attempts to quash long-standing disparities in math. In 2014, the district pushed algebra to ninth grade from eighth grade, ...

The San Francisco school board approved a plan to restore algebra as an option at all middle schools, more than a decade ...

Algebra has long been a fundamental part of any high school math curriculum. In many places it's become a fundamental part of the middle school math curriculum, too. In recent years, more students ...

True story: My most recurring dream has to do with math. It’s a nightmare, really. My mind can’t shake off, even when I’m sleeping, the dread and utter misery I felt during my five college years while ...

A high school student is tutored in algebra. Tutors and teachers report that more students struggled in the course this academic year. Credit: Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images The ...

If you have a rectangle with an area of 170 square inches and a length three times its width, what”s the rectangle”s width? If you”re having trouble finding an answer, you are in good company: so did ...