Potomac, Maryland, January 14, 2008—Over 50% of the 700,000 students who take college algebra fail but failing algebra is more than a significant national problem, it is a personal problem that has life time effects.

As Carol Willett, Chief Learning Officer at the U.S. GAO, recounts her experience with algebra 30 years earlier, "As a formerly straight A student I came to a full and complete halt when I encounter algebra. I understood virtually nothing from day one. I decided to drop all math rather than tarnish my GPA with a subject that I simply couldn't grasp no matter how hard I worked. Avoidance of math requirements determined my selection of college, affected my job choices, and even now, I have a complete math phobia."

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