Notably, taking Algebra 1 and 8th grade math together boosted all students’ scores—not just those of students who were less ...

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San Francisco middle school students will be able to take Algebra 1 again for the first time since the Obama years — albeit as an elective.

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All 8th graders in the San Francisco Unified School District will soon be able to enroll in Algebra I now that board members ...

Next year, sixth- and seventh-graders in HISD will enroll in advanced math classes, preparing more students to take Algebra 1 in eighth grade.

The purpose of all of the developmental mathematics courses is to support student success academically and beyond by advancing critical thinking and reasoning skills. Specifically in Algebra I, as a ...

Portland Public Schools will continue offering algebra to select eighth-graders but will reset its bar for which students can enter the fast-tracked math class that precedes it. That’s a pivot, given ...

EdSource · School screen time is rising. California parents are asking where to draw the line Next month, a panel of University of California professors in the sciences and math will give their ...

This year all Springfield eighth graders have an opportunity to take algebra for the first time in a number of years ...

A popular humorist and avowed mathphobe once declared that in real life, there’s no such thing as algebra. Kathie Wilson knows better. Most of the students in her 8th grade class will be thrust into ...