If anything can be said to have a bright future today, it's complexity. The tools, systems and infrastructures that make the world go round are increasingly intricate and interdependent.

To the editor: As a physics professor who uses Algebra 2 (and higher math) every day, I felt compelled to respond to the debate over how much math the University of California system should require ...

Notably, taking Algebra 1 and 8th grade math together boosted all students’ scores—not just those of students who were less prepared for higher-level math. Achievement gains on state tests were ...

Should all students take Algebra 2? Florida seemed to say “no” this spring with the passage of a law striking it from graduation requirements. Texas said much the same in legislation Republican Gov.

Linn-Benton Community College is finding ways to teach math in more applied ways, so that students can pick up those skills and get into the workplace. It’s 7:15 on a cold gray Monday morning in May ...

Carol J.V. Fisher has a doctorate in mathematics. She is finishing her ninth year at Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield, Mass., and will move to Lenox (Mass.) Memorial Middle and High School in ...