"If this is not done well, it probably has the potential to make things worse rather than better, in terms of student achievement and student participation in mathematics in later grades," he said. "I ...

Students graph linear equations in Zach Loy’s ninth-grade algebra class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By a huge margin, San Francisco residents voted Tuesday in favor of returning algebra to the 8th grade after a decade-long ...

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.

ELLINWOOD, Kansas – It’s a money saving measure that takes algebra class out of the eighth grade in Ellinwood Middle School. “In our district with our size of school, we have limited staff and ...

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