A couple weeks ago, I wrote a story about a study that looked at the rising number of students taking algebra in 8th grade and made the argument that many of those middle schoolers are woefully ...

Teaching algebraic thinking skills early—like generalizing, representing, and reasoning—can set students up for success, researchers say.

At seven, pupils should know their tables up to 10 and be introduced to basic algebra, argues a study.

At the state’s prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade – a significant achievement. But there has not been a parallel success in ...

Are you smarter than a 5-year-old? Preschoolers can do algebra, Johns Hopkins study shows Psychologists say kids rely on their innate number sense to solve for x ...

Learning about all those x’s, y’s and quadratic equations too early in life may do more harm than good for some students, a new University of California, Davis, study says. The study will be presented ...

More kids than ever are taking algebra in eighth grade but not necessarily learning more math, private researchers report.