State and school district efforts to improve math instruction have added new fuel to long-running debates about when students should take Algebra 1. For students, the decision isn’t as simple as ...

As recently as 1990, taking algebra in eighth grade was unique. That has changed dramatically in recent years, and now more eighth graders take algebra than any other math class. Enrollment in ...

A national sample of 55,000 students across dozens of states revealed that even when they were ready for 8th-grade algebra based on their 7th-grade test scores, almost a quarter didn’t enroll in the ...

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Project Lead The Way (PLTW) announced today a new offering to their STEM curriculum called the PLTW Algebra 1 Advantage. PLTW is taking its inaugural step into the core ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All 8th graders in the San Francisco Unified School District will soon be able to enroll in Algebra I now that board members voted ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ateneo Grade School (AGS) students from Grades 2 to 5 strengthened their problem-solving and analytical thinking skills during the 2026 Ateneo Summer Math Problem-Solving Program held from 8 to 11 ...