How do you solve a problem like eighth grade algebra? Not the actual problems covered by the syllabus — the graphing of compound inequalities, say, or the untangling of scatter plots — but the ...
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 ...
Students graph linear equations in Zach Loy’s ninth-grade algebra class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...
The State Board of Education ended a decade-long controversial policy of pushing eighth graders to take Algebra I when members voted unanimously Wednesday to strip California’s Algebra I standards ...