Algebra is considered the gateway to advanced mathematics, and school districts across the country have hoped to diversify access to college-preparatory math by increasing the number of students who ...

The State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to remove state incentives encouraging schools to offer Algebra I in 8th grade. The move was both a vote of confidence in the new Common Core ...

At the state’s prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade – a significant achievement. But there has not been a parallel success in ...

Sacramento County Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered the state Board of Education to postpone its plan to force all California eighth-graders to be tested in algebra. The state Board of Education ...

Students graph linear equations in Zach Loy’s ninth-grade algebra class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

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NORTHWOOD, N.D.-An eighth-grade class now knows how to use pre-algebra concepts to determine if a person is driving too fast. Students at Northwood Public School spent several weeks using math and ...

We, frankly, are baffled by Register’s Feb. 22 story “Report: State algebra push hurting many students.” The headline writer did not carefully read reporter Fermin Leal’s article. The article clearly ...

Includes updates and/or revisions. Mastering algebra is widely considered the gateway to higher mathematics and college readiness, but new studies question whether low-performing students benefit from ...

A new study from the Brookings Institution questioned the national push toward algebra-for-all by eighth grade, and found that the equation is a simple one: teaching algebra and other advanced math ...

Nacogdoches - Martinsville ISD teacher Dawn Ryan is typical of most of the small-school teachers in East Texas. "I teach pre-cal, algebra 1, 8th-grade math, 7th-grade math, 7th-grade pre-algebra, and ...