HISD launches new 'Accelerated Math' pathway to enroll more eighth graders in Algebra 1

Next year, sixth- and seventh-graders in HISD will enroll in advanced math classes, preparing more students to take Algebra 1 ...
Click2Houston

HISD wants every student to take Algebra by 8th grade: Here’s the district’s plan

Houston ISD will place all sixth and seventh graders on an accelerated math pathway starting this fall, aiming for every ...

SFUSD to roll out new algebra plan amid intense pushback from parents, politicians

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

HISD Puts Pedal To The Math Metal, Aims For Algebra By Eighth Grade

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

Don’t force a false choice between algebra and data science

EdSource · Los Angeles parents fight for and win intensive tutoring for kids hurt by Covid High school math, and algebra, in particular, is in crisis. Although some students thrive on the pathway to ...
The New York Times

Algebra Refigured, Totally

MATH is not an easy subject. For many, the corollary conclusion is that learning math is unavoidably unpleasant. Test results support that view. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science ...
The Hechinger Report

America’s math problem: Should we get rid of algebra?

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Last week, a ...
NPR

Some Educators Question If Advanced Math Should Be Required

Algebra is the one course that prevents the most people from graduating high school, and it's the single most failed course in community colleges. Now some educators are questioning whether people ...
Sacramento Bee

Algebra, geometry give way to integrated math in local high schools

For decades, generations of Americans took the same basic high school math track. Algebra. Geometry. Algebra 2. Now, school districts across the country are overhauling their approach, combining ...
Los Angeles Times

Say goodbye to eighth-grade Algebra I and hello to the rise of Common Core math

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 ...
The Bulletin

Data science v algebra II: Educators debate what math classes high school students need

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 ...
KUNM

New legislation seeks to ensure New Mexico's youngest students master math

New legislation will improve screening for students in kindergarten through the third grade, with parent-notified support plans and interventions for at-risk students.