For years, students in San Francisco’s public schools have not been able to take Algebra 1 until high school. But after years of parent pushback, the school district is expected to revamp its Algebra ...

The Center on Reinventing Public Education has released a guide urging educators, policymakers, and parents to move beyond entrenched positions in the long-running 'math wars.' The report calls for a ...

I’ve had a lot of people tell me there’s been a reduction, however slight or gradual, in the level of bluster and acrimony emanating from various combatants in the so-called “math wars” in recent ...

You know what I mean. The homework comes home in the backpack, unrecognizable, with circles and dots and arrows where equations used to be. The kids ask for help; parents have fits; the teachers gripe ...

Earlier this week, I wrote about the history of progressive math education, the culture wars it has inspired over the past hundred years, and the controversy over the California Math Framework. Today, ...

As a math teacher, I believe that “basic skills” are more than competency in computation — they are the foundation for critical thinking and advanced learning. Since my opinion is in the minority, I ...