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

San Francisco middle school students will be able to take Algebra 1 again for the first time since the Obama years — albeit as an elective.

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 ...

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 ...

San Francisco school board votes to reinstate eighth-grade algebra districtwide after a decade-long policy shift led to lower advanced math enrollment and renewed debate over education standards.

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 ...

All 8th graders in the San Francisco Unified School District will soon be able to enroll in Algebra I now that board members ...