Should all students take Algebra 2? Florida seemed to say “no” this spring with the passage of a law striking it from graduation requirements. Texas said much the same in legislation Republican Gov.

UMATILLA — Anne Yearwood wants math to fit into her students’ everyday life. “I am so much into math,” Yearwood said. “I love teaching it. I believe in the application of mathematics.” Yearwood, 62, ...

Next month, a panel of University of California professors in the sciences and math will give their recommendations on the contentious issue of how much math high school students should know before ...