Schools are less likely to offer Latino and Black students early algebra classes, effectively shutting these students off from advanced courses and higher-paying jobs, according to research released ...

One California family had a tough choice to make. Julie Lynem’s son had taken algebra in eighth grade, but hadn’t comprehended some of the core concepts. That left the family to decide whether to make ...

Racquel Phillips, who graduated in May with an associate’s degree from Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley, remembers students who had such a difficult time in her college algebra class that ...

Critics of the school board’s 2014 decision to remove the course are optimistic but say pre-middle school math offerings ...

Notably, taking Algebra 1 and 8th grade math together boosted all students’ scores—not just those of students who were less ...