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

Having access to Algebra 1 in eighth grade can often make or break a student’s path to high school calculus, which in turn, ...

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's school board could vote Tuesday night on bringing back algebra for students in 8th grade after the district eliminated the course from its middle schools a decade ago.

How do you solve a problem like eighth grade algebra? Not the actual problems covered by the syllabus — the graphing of compound inequalities, say, or the untangling of scatter plots — but the ...

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 ...

Despite being a vocal opponent of reintroducing the class to eighth grade classrooms, candidate Brandee Marckmann appeared to ...

Does Amboy Junior High School have a math problem? For a group of parents of seventh grade students, the answer equals yes. The Amboy School Board on Thursday night heard from a group of parents of ...

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 community leaders over the ...

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 ...