Andrew Hacker, CUNY Professor, Questions Whether Algebra Is Necessary In Schools

In a July 28 New York Times op-ed titled “Is Algebra Necessary?” Queens College political science professor emeritus Andrew Hacker questions the role of algebra in American high school education...An analysis by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce predicts that in the coming decade, only 5 percent of entry-level workers will need to be proficient in algebra or above.  Alex Kuczynski-Brown, The Huffington Post, July 30, 2012