Fifty-one district schools don’t offer an algebra class in the eighth grade. City councilmembers and advocates say the ...

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 ...

Should all students take Algebra 2? Florida seemed to say “no” this spring with the passage of a law striking it from graduation requirements. Texas said much the same in legislation Republican Gov.

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. In his new book The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions, political scientist Andrew Hacker proposes ...

The article was updated March 5 to include the letter from high-tech executives supporting the Algebra II requirement. It also clarifies that AP Statistics is for students who have completed Algebra ...

After a major push across the United States to overhaul how schools teach reading, many states have expanded their focus to ...

High school math, and algebra, in particular, is in crisis. Although some students thrive on the pathway to calculus, most do not. Algebra I is the single most failed course in American high schools.

Frederick County Public Schools saw small increases in Math and English Language Arts and particularly large spikes in its latest Algebra 2 and Geometry scores, according to 2026 MCAP results ...

Many middle school students spend their summer breaks catching up on their favorite television shows, lounging with friends ...

When Kai Brooks walks into Algebra I class this fall, he won't be seeing variables and equations for the first time. While many of his classmates spent the summer sleeping ...