When the remedial program’s pilot was announced in September, Harvard’s director of introductory math, Brendan Kelly, told ...

Mathematics is often thought of as a subject ... For instance, a child who has difficulty with basic multiplication facts may be successful in another area, such as geometry.

"In Baltimore, 40% of the high schools have zero students who can do basic mathematics. Not even the very simplest of mathematics -- I said, 'Give me your definition of basic.' And, they're ...