Algebra will return to SF middle schools after more than a decade. Here's how it could play out

Algebra I will return to San Francisco middle schools, much to the relief of parents who've fought for a decade to bring it ...
Education Week

How Schools Can Diversify Math Course-Taking

Students can’t succeed in math if they’re never exposed to it. And many students never get access to advanced—or even some foundational—math in high school. New federal civil rights data and an ...
The Hechinger Report

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 ...
Education Week

Doubling Down on Algebra Can Pay Off in College, But Who Your Peers Are Matters, Too

Giving struggling 9th graders an extra helping of algebra can provide an edge in college years later—but only if students study with peers who challenge them academically. In 2003, Chicago Public ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Integrated Math Curriculum to Replace Traditional Classes

Algebra will soon be a course title absent from Santa Barbara Unified School District catalogs. Students will still find the slope of a line using y = mx + b, but Tuesday’s school board meeting marked ...
USA Today

STEM careers less likely for poor, rural students who lack access to advanced math courses

Rural high schools, small high schools and high schools that serve historically marginalized students don't provide the same access to advanced math classes as other schools, new research shows. As a ...