California is in the middle of a math war, and the conflict couldn’t come at a worse time. And although the state has been pushing community colleges to eliminate remedial math courses that often ...

Starting Jan. 1, a new law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown requires schools to use more transparent and objective methods when deciding which math courses students should take as they approach high school.

WARWICK, R.I. — Math Lab, which has existed since 1973 at what is now known as the Community College of Rhode Island, will end at all campuses six weeks after the first summer session starts. Math Lab ...

A top Manhattan middle school sent parents into a rage when it announced that it was junking accelerated math classes — and agreed to hold meetings first amid the backlash. In what some families ...

When you’re poor, you get good at math really fast. I was a single mom with more bills than money. The days before payday presented never-ending math problems. For example: If I filled my car with gas ...