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Students who don't take Algebra 2 because they're more interested in data science could be shutting themselves off careers in science, technology engineering and math. But data science and Algebra 2 ...

Students who had most of the math knowledge from previous grades, but lacked most key predecessor skills, fared slightly better, with a 31% success rate on mastering new Algebra 1 concepts.

U.S. schools teach math differently than other countries, which has led to low scores. These schools steal teaching tricks from around the world.

There’s a traditional course sequence in U.S. high school math. Students progress from Algebra 1 in 9th grade, to geometry in 10th grade, then Algebra 2 in 11th grade.

Math and Science Lullaby of algebra: How mixing music and math helps engage students Jami Jorgensen, a math teacher at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Hayward, teaches her students songs to ...