More new math: Modern art = I could do that + Yeah, but you didn't.

Eighth graders in the U.S. who perform poorly in math (mostly Blacks and Hispanics) are entering high school unprepared for their studies according to the Brookings Institution: "It's hard to teach a real algebra class if you have kids who don't know arithmetic."

Boys and girls perform equally on Math tests throughout most of their schooling, according to a study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.