Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that ...
New York Post

Students being placed into advanced math classes based off standardized test scores, not grades

DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha ...
Los Angeles Times

Say goodbye to eighth-grade Algebra I and hello to the rise of Common Core math

Eighth-grade math is changing: Instead of emphasizing Algebra I where only some students thrive, many schools are placing all students in the same general class that covers several concepts. Common ...
Education Week

Gaps Persist in Access to Gateway Math, Science Classes, Federal Data Show

Disparities in the proportion of black and Latino students who take algebra early in their careers compared with their peers—as well as in calculus, physics, and other advanced courses—are raising ...
Forbes

College Success Starts In Math Class

Almost everything we know about education today says that my 3-year-old son will do better than his twin sister in math and science. Years before my twins were born I founded the Silicon Valley ...