A typical 8th grade math textbook includes just a handful of real-world problems for students to solve, finds a new international study. And that’s not enough, according to William Schmidt, ...
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 ...
State and school district efforts to improve math instruction have added new fuel to long-running debates about when students should take Algebra 1. For students, the decision isn’t as simple as ...