WGBH

After delays and pushback, Cambridge schools are bringing back 8th grade Algebra 1

Cambridge Public Schools will phase Algebra 1 back into eighth grade math courses over the next few years. The district has faced a wave of pushback from parents and community leaders over the ...
The Hechinger Report

One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well

Students graph linear equations in Zach Loy’s ninth-grade algebra class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...
Education Week

Word Problems Get a Bad Rap in Math Class. Here’s How to Get Them Right

Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working

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

Washington 8th grade math scores decline despite increased education spending

WASHINGTON STATE — In a KOMO News Waste Watch Report, the math isn't penciling out in Washington. Math proficiency scores dropped again among the state's 8th-grade students, according to the National ...
CITYSunTimes

Scottsdale Unified targets major increase in middle school algebra completion

Scottsdale Unified School District launches 'Math Powers Possibility,' an initiative to increase the number of students ...