When the political scientist Andrew Hacker published The Math Myth and Other STEM Delusions earlier this year, he didn’t break the internet. But he certainly stirred up the math establishment in ...

In his new book The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions, political scientist Andrew Hacker proposes replacing algebra II and calculus in the high school and college curriculum with a practical course ...

In the 1970s, Sheila Tobias noticed something peculiar going on in mathematics. In one of her early studies, the graduate of Radcliffe College, self-described "scholar activist," and author of 14 ...

Andrew Hacker really wants to sell his book The Math Myth. And given that the book is an error-filled rehash of old, discredited, simple-minded ideas, he’s going to need all the hype he can get. Pity ...

A new report by researchers at University of Wisconsin and University of California, Berkeley, aims to overturn the long-held belief that girls aren’t as good at math as boys. According to new data, ...

Are high school algebra requirements a needless stumbling block or a necessary bridge to success? The answer depends on who you ask. If you ask advocates of the new common core standards, more algebra ...