Notably, taking Algebra 1 and 8th grade math together boosted all students’ scores—not just those of students who were less ...

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

San Francisco middle school students will be able to take Algebra 1 again for the first time since the Obama years — albeit ...

The San Francisco school board approved a plan to restore algebra as an option at all middle schools, more than a decade ...

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San Francisco school board votes to reinstate eighth-grade algebra districtwide after a decade-long policy shift led to lower ...

Eighth grade algebra teacher Rick Riccio helps students with a problem at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga/The Hechinger Report BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic ...

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.

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

All 8th graders in the San Francisco Unified School District will soon be able to enroll in Algebra I now that board members ...