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 ...
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Kids are failing algebra. The solution? Slow down.

A high school student is tutored in algebra. Tutors and teachers report that more students struggled in the course this academic year. Credit: Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images The ...
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State Board eliminates incentives to offer Algebra in 8th grade

The State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to remove state incentives encouraging schools to offer Algebra I in 8th grade. The move was both a vote of confidence in the new Common Core ...
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It's final: State Board shifts policy on eighth grade Algebra

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 ...