Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student takes notes during a lecture in a college algebra class. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: As a ...

Re: “Plummeting WA math scores point to trouble. Time for course correction” (April 11, Editorials): While I am certain most of us agree we want the best education possible for students in Washington, ...

To the editor: I admire the devotion shown by UC Berkeley professors Jennifer Chayes and Tsu-Jae King Liu to improving K-12 math education. But their op-ed article criticizing the proposed state ...

Julianne Yoon/Daily. Buy this photo. I am writing in response to the opinion piece that appeared on March 6: “It’s time to stop dreading ‘Michigan Math.’ ” In the piece, the author describes what she ...

While some current San Mateo-Foster City School District board members are crowing about delivering a 1% improvement in test scores, (the results of which no one but them can see), people who know ...

To the editor: As a physics professor who uses Algebra 2 (and higher math) every day, I felt compelled to respond to the debate over how much math the University of California system should require ...