The appendix of the common-core math standards suggests a three-years-in-two option, in which students take the content of 7th grade math, 8th grade math, and Algebra 1 in the last two years of ...

Students who had most of the math knowledge from previous grades, but lacked most key predecessor skills, fared slightly better, with a 31% success rate on mastering new Algebra 1 concepts.

Going from grade 8 to 9 sees an increase in negative perceptions for boys, a difference of 20%. Fear for math continues - 82% of the students surveyed across grades 7-10 are fearful of math.

Nearly half of the wealthiest schools offered algebra to all of their eighth grade students, regardless of math ability, compared with about a third of the poorest schools. Slide from a RAND webinar, ...

Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program show Baltimore County students are making progress in reading and math.

Harford County students continue to improve their proficiency in math and English Language Arts, according to Maryland ...

A new book criticizes how and what American math classes are teaching. Singling out math instruction in this age of high-stakes testing and accountability is unsporting.

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 ...

At the state’s prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade – a significant achievement. But there has not been a parallel success in ...