These opinion articles are predisposed to garner strong reactions. Close to 100 readers might comment on an opinion piece on a controversial topic such as American involvement in the Middle East. Mr.

Andrew Hacker’s suggestion in “The Case Against Mandating Math for Students” (The Chronicle, February 26) is indicative of seeking the wrong goal within the educational system. If a student couldn’t ...

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 ...

Expanding on a furor-raising 2012 New York Times op-ed that questioned Common Core math requirements, Hacker (Mismatch: The Growing Gulf Between Women and Men), who teaches political science and ...