As recently as 1990, taking algebra in eighth grade was unique. That has changed dramatically in recent years, and now more eighth graders take algebra than any other math class. Enrollment in ...

Sign up for EdSource’s free daily newsletter to stay ahead of what’s changing in California education. Eighth-graders in the United States have made steady ...

When Tha Cung looked over his sixth grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. "I didn't know 'honors' even existed," he said. Tha was little when ...

As state and school leaders across the country push to have more students take algebra in 8th grade, a new study argues that middle schoolers struggling the most in math are being enrolled in that ...

U.S. 4th and 8th grade students are performing worse in math, and somewhat worse in reading, than they were two years ago, according to new data from a national test. The results were a surprise to ...

DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha ...