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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, released today a new research brief, "Unequal Access to 8th-Grade Algebra: How School Offerings and ...

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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 ...

This story was originally published on K-12 Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily K-12 Dive newsletter. A slim majority — 58% — of schools in the U.S. offer algebra by ...

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 ...

At the state’s prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade – a significant achievement. But there has not been a parallel success in ...

Our country is facing a math crisis, with students’ scores on standardized assessments persistently stagnant or declining. When it comes to public policy, there are rarely any easy solutions, but ...

Algebra is the one course that prevents the most people from graduating high school, and it's the single most failed course in community colleges. Now some educators are questioning whether people ...