Across the nation, kids are heading back to school. It’s an exciting time. I remember both the joy and the nervousness that came with my now twin 13-year-olds' first starting school. In fact, one day ...

Pensacola, FL (WEAR) - Equations, formulas and variables are some of the basics of algebra skills, but to some doing this kind of math can be a real headache. A new book creating some controversy on ...

Boys take more math classes than girls, right? Wrong, according to a new study that found that female high school students take as many math courses as males. And they are more likely to do so if ...

Should we be worried that young girls are not pursuing math-related careers at the same rate as young men? After all, in our technological era, many of tomorrow’s well-paying jobs will require ...

Review of The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions, By Andrew Hacker (The New Press, 2016), 240 pp.; $17.30: ISBN-10: 1620970686, ISBN-13: 978-1620970683 I believe it is safe to say the United States ...

Andrew Hacker's new book, "The Math Myth and Other STEM Delusions," presents a detailed argument for alternatives to Algebra as a required school subject for all students. In its place, Hacker ...