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 ...

Historically speaking, Algebra 1 has been reserved for ninth or tenth grade, and research indicates the majority of students ...

In the 8th grade math curriculum, students deepen their knowledge of writing and reasoning with algebraic expressions, study linear equations, and learn about the idea of mathematical functions.

Fifteen years after the calamitous rollout of the Common Core math standards, the once-derided strategy has proven its ...

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 San Francisco Unified School District is adding algebra back into its eighth grade curriculum at a third of its middle schools starting next year.

Our curriculum, while based upon the Common Core standards, was not aligned to the weight given to the standards. We were going to need a complete review of every grade from third through eighth.