The Math Myth

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1620970686/?tag=slatmaga-20
http://thenewpress.com/books/math-myth
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62097-068-3
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2016/03/algebra_ii_has_to_go.html

Related
http://www.nybooks.com/contributors/andrew-hacker/

Controversy
http://statsinthewild.com/2016/03/01/getting-rid-of-algebra-ii-from-high-school-and-college-curricula-is-an-insane-suggestion/