Some thoughts in response to “Researchers Suggest Early Algebra Harmful to Struggling Students” (April 25, 2012): In our extensive work with algebra-readiness programs across the country, we believe ...

Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.

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While educators and policymakers debate whether 8th graders can be readied to learn algebra, Sigrid B. Frawley sits in front of her kindergartners with a magic bag. She puts three tokens in the bag ...

Richard Cohen’s Feb. 21 commentary regarding the elimination of algebra as a graduation requirement really struck a chord. I am a writing major with a grade point average of 3.9 and I have recently ...

I read with interest Jac VerSteeg’s column suggesting that algebra continue to be taught in high school, but that a passing grade no longer be required for graduation. His premise is that 95 percent ...

Many years ago, I heard a fellow student at East High ask a math teacher, "If I am going to go to college to study English literature, why would anyone care if I know anything about algebra?" The ...

Some NYC public school kindergarten teachers are concerned that their students are becoming too rattled by new expectations. The Post reports, "The city Department of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Algebra often involves manipulating numbers or other objects using operations like addition and multiplication. Flavio ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In elementary school, algebra involves using mathematical models to represent and analyze mathematical situations. (Shutterstock) ...