Education Portland Public Schools maps a 3rd way in the nationally charged debate over middle school algebra Published: Nov. 24, 2024, 5:00 a.m.

The new study, released today by the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., looked at who is taking eighth-grade algebra and how they are doing. And there was some ostensibly good news ...

Maria Blanton, Ana Stephens, Eric Knuth, Angela Murphy Gardiner, Isil Isler, Jee-Seon Kim, The Development of Children's Algebraic Thinking: The Impact of a Comprehensive Early Algebra Intervention in ...

More than 1 in 3 public school students now take Algebra 1 before high school. For those students to succeed, schools must adjust middle school programs to better match student readiness to class ...

According to a 2013 report from the Brookings Institution, the number of students taking Algebra 1 or a more advanced math course (such as geometry) in eighth grade nearly tripled between 1990 and ...

In third grade, students focus on developing an understanding of multiplication, division and fractions. Updated Oct. 14, 2021, 6:39 AM PDT Parent Toolkit Staff Getty Images ...