HISD launches new 'Accelerated Math' pathway to enroll more eighth graders in Algebra 1

Next year, sixth- and seventh-graders in HISD will enroll in advanced math classes, preparing more students to take Algebra 1 ...
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Algebra Academy gives eighth graders a pathway to college

Helpers facilitate the 24 Game as part of an Algebra Academy field trip. Math-oriented games highlight Algebra Academy event at Merrill College. Thirteen-year-old Alejandra Ponce selected an L-shaped ...

SFUSD to roll out new algebra plan amid intense pushback from parents, politicians

San Francisco school officials have released a long-awaited plan that allows proficient eighth-graders to skip ahead to ...
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HISD Puts Pedal To The Math Metal, Aims For Algebra By Eighth Grade

HISD plans to put all 6th–7th graders on an accelerated math track so Algebra I can happen in 8th grade, the district says.
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HISD wants every student to take Algebra by 8th grade: Here’s the district’s plan

Houston ISD will place all sixth and seventh graders on an accelerated math pathway starting this fall, aiming for every ...
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One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn't gone well

BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic Algebra 8 class on a gray October morning at Braham Area High School. Teacher Rick Riccio had assigned an exercise on converting large integers to scientific ...

APS reports drops in eighth grade math, improvement in sixth and seventh grades

Math proficiency among eight graders at Albuquerque Public Schools has fallen slightly, according to last year’s state assessment, and for eighth grade students identified in the Yazzie-Martinez ...
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One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well

This story about eighth grade algebra was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization ...