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 ...

Eighth grade algebra teacher Rick Riccio helps students with a problem at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga/The Hechinger Report BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic ...

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The initiative will require a new approach to teaching math. A third grade students works with visual aids while learning fractions at New River Elementary school in Wesley Chapel. The Pasco school ...

Pre-algebra (Math 1090) enhances students’ basic math skills through the study of key skill strands that are explored across different types of numbers, including whole numbers, fractions, signed ...

But the share of students in eighth grade algebra who are Black or Hispanic has remained low. A few districts have tried eliminating the eighth grade algebra option altogether as a way to increase ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STEMscopes Math for grades K-8 and Math Nation for 6-8th Grade Math, Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 from Accelerate Learning Inc. have received all-green ratings across ...

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that ...