Race is linked to who gets to take algebra, data show

Schools are less likely to offer Latino and Black students early algebra, limiting odds they will get advanced courses and higher-paying jobs.
Education Week

High-Achieving Black and Latino Students Are Often Shut Out of Algebra 1

Middle schoolers' access to the course is stratified along racial, socioeconomic, and regional lines, new research finds.
University of Nevada, Reno

Ask the Professor: Why do we use a sideways 8 to represent infinity?

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was ...
Edutopia

A 5-Stage Strategy Students Can Use to Tackle Word Problems

Stage 5: Justify thinking. A vital habit that many students need to solidify is recontextualizing after they solve ...
The 74

These Schools Are Beating the Odds in Teaching Kids to Read

New analysis compares literacy vs. poverty rates for 10,000 districts, 42,000 schools and 3 million kids. Is your school a ...
Investopedia

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Formula and How to Use It

Find out how GDP can help measure the health of a country’s economy Michael Boyle is an experienced financial professional with more than 10 years working with financial planning, derivatives, ...