The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. In the fall of ...

I received excellent math instruction growing up in Fredonia. After three years of middle school math with Roger Burlett, my classmates and I were very well prepared for high school. Most FMS House II ...

Students graph linear equations in Zach Loy’s ninth-grade algebra class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

I remember the day in ninth grade algebra when I asked my math teacher the question most students ask: When would I ever use y=mx+b in my “real life?” He did not provide a compelling answer. Like many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When my daughter started ninth grade at her New York City public high school, she was placed in algebra 1. She’d already passed it ...