Next year, sixth- and seventh-graders in HISD will enroll in advanced math classes, preparing more students to take Algebra 1 ...

With Algebra I often seen as a gateway course, online algebra classes can bridge the gap for rural students who are ready for advanced math but whose schools lack the resources for a formal class, ...

OXNARD, Calif. — On a Wednesday morning in December, Dale Perizzolo’s math class at Adolfo Camarillo High School was anything but quiet. Students chatted about the data analysis they performed on ...

San Francisco school officials have released a long-awaited plan that allows proficient eighth-graders to skip ahead to ...

Eighth-grade math is changing: Instead of emphasizing Algebra I where only some students thrive, many schools are placing all students in the same general class that covers several concepts. Common ...

True story: My most recurring dream has to do with math. It’s a nightmare, really. My mind can’t shake off, even when I’m sleeping, the dread and utter misery I felt during my five college years while ...

Twenty years ago, most middle-school kids spent most of their day in tracked classes. Even if they had bland names like English A, B, or C, every kid knew if they were in the smart or the dumb class, ...

How do you solve a problem like eighth grade algebra? Not the actual problems covered by the syllabus — the graphing of compound inequalities, say, or the untangling of scatter plots — but the ...

HISD plans to put all 6th–7th graders on an accelerated math track so Algebra I can happen in 8th grade, the district says.