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.

Algebra is the discipline of pure mathematics that is concerned with the study of the abstract properties of a set, once this is endowed with one or more operations that respect certain rules (axioms) ...

Half of students fail college algebra. Reformers say outdated college math requirements are gatekeeping graduation.

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.

Next month, a panel of University of California professors in the sciences and math will give their recommendations on the contentious issue of how much math high school students should know before ...

If you thought writing calculations to describe three-dimensional objects in math class was hard, consider doing the same for one with 248 dimensions. Mathematicians call such an object E8 (pronounced ...

Math isn't everyone's best skill — and even those who are good at it are questioning everything after trying this algebra problem. The question originally went viral in Japan, after a study discovered ...

February 19, 2026 - Arizona State University wants Cal Grants for its California-based students, but California officials say its not eligible. This story was updated on Aug. 2, 2017. A new policy ...

Portland Public Schools will continue offering algebra to select eighth-graders but will reset its bar for which students can enter the fast-tracked math class that precedes it. That’s a pivot, given ...