It’s hard to find a class that matters more than algebra at Mendez Fundamental Intermediate in Santa Ana. Teachers and administrators work to funnel all eighth-graders into the course before they head ...

Top students can benefit greatly by being offered the subject early. But many districts offer few Black and Latino eighth graders a chance to study it. By Troy Closson From suburbs in the Northeast to ...

Eighth-graders in Southwest Independent School District passed their standardized math exams at a rate 8 percentage points below the state average last year — but something different was going on at ...

Portland Public Schools will continue offering algebra to select eighth-graders but will reset its bar for which students can enter the fast-tracked math class that precedes it. That’s a pivot, given ...

This summer, more than 3,000 California middle-school students who are struggling in math will give up the carefree, endless days of summer for algebra. Voluntarily. A free math camp called Elevate ...

At C.E. Utt Middle School in Tustin, no course is more important than algebra. “We do everything we can to prepare students for algebra,” said Utt Principal Cristine Matos. “We have interventions, ...

Many states are pushing students to take Algebra 1 in middle school to prepare them for advanced math in high school. A new analysis, however, suggests that increased enrollment hasn’t led to higher ...

Like learning to read by third grade, taking eighth grade math is a pivotal moment in a child’s education. Students who pass Algebra 1 in eighth grade are more likely to sign up for more advanced math ...

For districts aiming to increase the number of students taking Algebra 1 before high school, a key policy lever could be pulled earlier—when students are just entering middle school. When the Dallas ...