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

The San Francisco school board approved a plan to restore algebra as an option at all middle schools, more than a decade ...

Critics of the school board’s 2014 decision to remove the course are optimistic but say pre-middle school math offerings ...

This story was originally published on K-12 Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily K-12 Dive newsletter. A slim majority — 58% — of schools in the U.S. offer algebra by ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. If you’re an eighth grader who wants to take algebra, can you even take the class? The answer to ...

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 ...

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

Eighth grade algebra teacher Rick Riccio helps students with a problem at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga/The Hechinger Report BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic ...