Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic Algebra 8 class on a gray October morning at ...

Eighth graders can be successful in Algebra 1, new research suggests—they just might need some extra support. The findings come from a study of San Francisco schools, which has had a turbulent history ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. If you’re an eighth grader who wants to take algebra, can you even take the class? The answer to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was originally published in El Paso Matters. El Paso Independent School District middle schoolers will be ...

Jason and Sandy Roberts, parents in Pasadena, Calif., have produced to my astonishment the nation’s most accelerated math program. Advanced Placement Calculus BC is taken by fewer than 5 percent of ...

Houston ISD will place all current in a new "accelerated math" pathway next year, expanding access to Algebra 1 before high school and more advanced coursework later on. Starting in the 2026-27 school ...

Eighth grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because schools shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Math and reading scores tested annually have steadily ...

Both the state as a whole and Dallas ISD made gains in math, and middle schoolers gained ground in reading. But fewer than ...

Palm Beach County School District saw improved student performance in English and math across multiple grades. The district ...

“Eighth grade, they’re just in full-on puberty, hormones,” said Zach Loy, another math teacher at the high school, an hour’s ...