Nothing about Algebra II is easy. Educators applauded lawmakers in June for dumping Algebra II as an end-of-course exam after less than half of students passed the test over its three-year existence.

Portland Public Schools will continue offering algebra to select eighth-graders but will reset its bar for which students can enter the fast-tracked math class that precedes it. That’s a pivot, given ...

Two years ago, leaders at Center City Public Charter School’s Congress Heights campus made a decision to offer more advanced math classes to some of their oldest students.

Eighth-grade math is changing: Instead of emphasizing Algebra I where only some students thrive, many schools are placing all students in the same general class that covers several concepts. Common ...

Next month, 14-year-old Malachi Compton is heading into 9th grade at Grand Terrace High School in the Colton Joint Unified School District east of Los Angeles. But first, he needs help with math. So ...

How do I know what math course I should take? "Prerequisite" is a term for "something necessary as preparation for something else." In the case of math placement, prerequisites come in the form of ...

High school students’ scores statewide and in Austin saw improvements in Algebra 1 since 2024, but declined in English tests, according to end-of-course assessment data newly released Tuesday. The ...

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Students are required to take a math placement test to help determine appropriate placement for their first math course at Saint Louis University. Incoming students should take the math placement test ...