Algebra has long been a fundamental part of any high school math curriculum. In many places it's become a fundamental part of the middle school math curriculum, too. In recent years, more students ...

Cambridge Public Schools will phase Algebra 1 back into eighth grade math courses over the next few years. The district has faced a wave of pushback from parents and community leaders over the ...

Students graph linear equations in Zach Loy’s ninth-grade algebra class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

Black and Latino students are much less likely to have early access to Algebra 1 than their white and Asian peers—even when they’re in the same schools, and have similarly high math scores, according ...