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 ...
U.S. News & World Report

In What Grade Should You Take Algebra 1?

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 ...

Grown Here at Home: Hydroponics garden continues to keep students in Rocky Mount excited about math

In Jennifer Hatch’s seventh-grade math class at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Rocky Mount, not every lesson comes from a ...
The New York Times

The Algebra Problem: How Middle School Math Became a National Flashpoint

Top students can benefit greatly by being offered the subject early. But many districts offer few Black and Latino eighth graders a chance to study it. By Troy Closson From suburbs in the Northeast to ...
Education Week

Studies Question Value of Early Algebra Lessons

Includes updates and/or revisions. Mastering algebra is widely considered the gateway to higher mathematics and college readiness, but new studies question whether low-performing students benefit from ...