CHICAGO (Reuters) - Frustrated math students may have a good excuse -- some of the teaching methods meant to make math more relevant may in fact be making it harder to understand, U.S. researchers ...

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Frustrated math students may have a good excuse — some of the teaching methods meant to make math more relevant may in fact be making it harder to understand, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. They ...

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A new report claims that taking algebra too early is detrimental to students’ math education. A new report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) tackles the U.S. algebra and mathematics dilemma ...