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 ...

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.’” ...

The goal is to offer 8th grade algebra at all schools by 2026. The district is also recommending overhauling its middle school math curriculum to add more minutes of math instruction, math ...

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 ...

And without a college preparatory track of advanced math classes to take after algebra, the benefits of taking Algebra 1 in eighth grade are unlikely to accrue. It’s also not economically practical ...

Completing Algebra 1 in eighth grade has also been linked to higher wages. In California, lawmakers decided students would need to wait until high school to take Algebra 1 in hopes of addressing ...

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.