According to a 2013 report from the Brookings Institution, the number of students taking Algebra 1 or a more advanced math course (such as geometry) in eighth grade nearly tripled between 1990 and ...

A couple weeks ago, I wrote a story about a study that looked at the rising number of students taking algebra in 8th grade and made the argument that many of those middle schoolers are woefully ...

All California eighth-graders in public school will have to take Algebra 1 beginning in 2011 under a policy approved Wednesday by the state Board of Education in an 8-1 vote. The board decided to ...

Updated at 7:16 a.m. Aug. 3. Cambridge Public Schools will phase Algebra 1 back into eighth grade math courses over the next few years. The district has faced a wave of pushback from parents and ...

According to a 2013 report from the Brookings Institution, the number of students taking Algebra 1 or a more advanced math course (such as geometry) in eighth grade nearly tripled between 1990 and ...

Eighth Grade Algebra 1 Courses Delayed Until 2026, ... Mulligan said during a June 11 meeting of the Curriculum & Achievement Subcommittee. “I will simply say, ‘no.’” ...

San Francisco schools add algebra to 8th grade curriculum 03:20. After a decade of debate and division, the San Francisco Unified School District is adding algebra back into its eighth grade ...

But Rebecca Bowie, a resident and an eighth-grade math teacher in another district, said Algebra 1 is not the right way to increase the middle school math curriculum, and that the School Committee ...

The Cambridge Public School Committee is expected to discuss a motion on expanding access to its Algebra 1 curriculum in their Aug. 8 meeting, following residents’ concerns over a lack of ...

Roughly 30% of eighth graders in the district took Algebra 1 during the 2023-24 school year, Long said. Meanwhile, some El Paso school districts have already reached or surpassed the state’s goal.

Roughly 30% of eighth graders in the district took Algebra 1 during the 2023-24 school year, Long said. Meanwhile, some El Paso school districts have already reached or surpassed the state’s goal.