A student completes an algebra assignment at a Trinity, Fla., high school on Sept. 9, 2025. States and districts have stepped up efforts to enroll more students in Algebra 1 by 8th grade—and address ...

A national sample of 55,000 students across dozens of states revealed that even when they were ready for 8th-grade algebra based on their 7th-grade test scores, almost a quarter didn’t enroll in the ...

Houston ISD will place all current in a new "accelerated math" pathway next year, expanding access to Algebra 1 before high school and more advanced coursework later on. Starting in the 2026-27 school ...

Algebra has long been a fundamental part of any high school math curriculum. In many places it's become a fundamental part of the middle school math curriculum, too. In recent years, more students ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Fourth- and eighth-graders fell behind in reading and had the largest ever decline in math, according to a national educational assessment that shows the devastating impact of Covid-19 on ...

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Eighth-grade math proficiency at Belen Soto Elementary School has more than doubled in four years, climbing from 39% to more ...

COLUMBIA — Fewer than half of South Carolina third- through eighth-grade students can do math as expected for their grade level, according to test scores released Friday. State education officials ...

A new California law requires schools to screen K-2 students for math difficulties, the latest state effort to improve math ...

While officials at the U.S. Department of Education expressed concern with results of the “Nation’s Report Card,” noting that it depicts a “heartbreaking reality,” Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois ...