Delays aren't enough to help students who aren't ready to take Algebra 1 in 8th grade, a new analysis suggests.

This NWEA press release originally appeared online. NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, has announced new guidance for schools to support them in more equitably identifying students who ...

The new honors course will now serve as the advanced and weighted alternative to Algebra 2 starting in the 2023-2024 school year. The Huntington Beach Union High School District (HBUHSD) agreed to ...

Why do eighth-graders make us nervous? They can be difficult. Dealing with puberty is no fun for them or us. But our discomfort with that age group shouldn’t get in the way of teaching them something ...

Unlike other elementary and middle school mathematics courses, algebra begins to introduce abstract relationships and ideas. While textbooks attempt to give students real-world illustrations of these ...

Arizona high school students are entering college unprepared for advanced math, prompting a review of Algebra II standards. A task force recommends cutting down on the number of Algebra II topics to ...

Next month, a panel of University of California professors in the sciences and math will give their recommendations on the contentious issue of how much math high school students should know before ...