New research on a Chicago policy that requires some 9th graders to double up on algebra instruction identifies “positive and substantial” longer-run benefits for participants, including improvements ...

The vast majority of students won’t take algebra until middle or high school. But teachers can start laying the groundwork for this pivotal class a lot sooner, some researchers say—and instilling ...

Welcome to Eye on AI. AI reporter Sharon Goldman here for the Thursday newsletter! In this edition...back-to-school with ChatGPT’s new Study Mode…Microsoft signs on to EU’s AI Code of Practice, but ...

In what some math experts are calling “the latest evidence that teaching algebra differently works,” a new study co-authored by an instructor at Everett Community College underscores the importance of ...

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Algebra is one of the biggest hurdles to getting a high school or college degree — particularly for students of color and first-generation undergrads. It is also the single most failed course in ...