Middle schoolers' access to the course is stratified along racial, socioeconomic, and regional lines, new research finds.

A recent lesson in teacher Mike Taliana’s algebra class at Oceanside’s Lincoln Middle School: Write the equation of the line with y intercept = 3 and perpendicular to y = ½x + 4. Anyone still there?

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An education committee recommended Tuesday that the state stop docking the test scores of districts that don’t offer Algebra I in 8th grade. The recommendation by the Public Schools Accountability Act ...

SACRAMENTO ” A Sacramento County judge has issued a tentative ruling indicating that she’ll block a plan requiring that all California eighth-graders be tested in algebra. The state Board of Education ...

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's school board could vote Tuesday night on bringing back algebra for students in 8th grade after the district eliminated the course from its middle schools a decade ago.

Algebra is considered the gateway to advanced mathematics, and school districts across the country have hoped to diversify access to college-preparatory math by increasing the number of students who ...

This article was originally published in El Paso Matters. In the last few years, the Socorro Independent School District has been preparing its middle school students to enroll in algebra once they ...

At the state’s prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade – a significant achievement. But there has not been a parallel success in ...

Heated messages are still pouring in about my Sept. 22 Metro section column for The Post, "Recalculating the 8th Grade Algebra Push http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp ...

The new state policy of requiring algebra in the eighth grade will set up unprepared students for failure while holding back others with solid math skills, a new report has concluded. These ...

Fewer third- through eighth-graders in Warren County are proficient in math and English language arts in 2025 than in 2024. The state Education Department recently released results of the 2025 PSSA ...