We have yet to see any rebound in middle school math on the nation’s report card, where scores declined by 8 points from 2019 to 2022 and remained at that low point when kids last took NAEP in 2024.

Metcalfe County Middle School students are running their own ice cream parlors this week as part of an algebra project that uses linear systems to connect classroom math to real-world business skills.

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