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From suburbs in the Northeast to major cities on the West Coast, a surprising subject is prompting ballot measures, lawsuits and bitter fights among parents: algebra. Students have been required for ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Struggling with algebra, trigonometry or calculus? One senator wants to return to “basic math” in Pennsylvania schools. In a memo circulated by Sen. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford ...

In this muddled offering, Acheson (The Wonder Book of Geometry), an emeritus fellow at the University of Oxford, comes up short in attempting to demonstrate the marvelous qualities of mathematics. He ...