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When my daughter started ninth grade at her New York City public high school, she was placed in algebra 1. She’d already ...

“If you push a kid too far, too fast, they might be either less interested or feel defeated or it hurts their self-efficacy and confidence in math,” study co-author Andrew McEachin said. Related: Is ...

Steve Kelley, the bill’s co-author. “To do that, we needed to have them take Algebra I in eighth grade.” Many math experts warned against the move. “This whole idea is a very naive belief ...

Adams: My math-and-physics-teacher husband knew that if our daughter didn't take geometry in 9th grade, she'd never get to calculus. He was right.

Officials from Cambridge Public Schools updated the School Committee on the status of two decades-long projects — Algebra 1 in eighth grade and universal preschool — in a Tuesday meeting.

About half of parents surveyed say their child is doing well in math, but that drops among lower-income families.

Data showing the progress of MCPS students in gaining math skills has fallen flat from fall 2023 to fall 2024 overall.