Algebra 1 in eighth grade is a gateway to higher level math, yet 1 in 4 schools in New York state don’t offer it, a new ...

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 has long been a fundamental part of any high school math curriculum. In many places it's become a fundamental part of the middle school math curriculum, too. In recent years, more students ...

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 ...

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 ...

An education committee recommended Tuesday that the state stop docking the test scores of districts that don’t offer Algebra I in 8th grade. The recommendation by the Public Schools Accountability Act ...

A new report from the New York Equity Coalition reveals that more than 20,000 New York students who were proficient in seventh grade math did not take Algebra 1 in eighth grade, limiting their path to ...