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One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well

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 ...

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 ...
The Hechinger Report

Three reasons why so few eighth graders in the poorest schools take algebra

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Tucson math teachers learn new methods as proficiency rates lag

The University of Arizona’s Center of the Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR) is offering strategies to ...
Education Week

‘Sharp, Steep Declines': U.S. Students Are Falling Behind in Math and Science

More countries are edging ahead of the United States in math and science achievement, according to the latest results from an international test of 4th and 8th graders in the subjects. The Trends in ...
News9

Oklahoma City 8th grader travels to New York for NBA Math Hoops

An Oklahoma City student is traveling to New York City for an international mathematics competition. Kylie Smith, an 8th-grade student, is taking part in the NBA Math Hoops, a program that uses ...
SpaceNews

8th grader Chad Qian from Indiana crowned champion at 2012 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS(R) National Competition

Chad Qian of Indianapolis, Ind., won the 2012 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS(R) National Competition Friday at the Walt Disney World(R) Swan and Dolphin Resort after an intense final competition before a packed ...