I’m neither a mathematician nor math teacher. Plenty of the readers of this blog do fall into those categories, however, and today I’m seeking them out. A new report by Achieve, released today, shows ...

When Bill Horkan, a talented teacher I know, thinks about the national debate over how to improve math instruction, he imagines getting students ready for algebra as early as first grade. “Some people ...

The topics can be as broad as fractions or an entire class, such as Algebra or Geometry. The notion of who is – and isn't – a math person drives the research I do with my colleagues Shannon Sweeny and ...

Foundations of Algebra emphasizes computing with whole numbers and fractions, decimals, and integers; solving word problems with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and integers; solving basic linear ...

Group algebras form a central bridge between group theory and ring theory, constructed by taking formal linear combinations of group elements over a chosen coefficient ring or field. When the ...