Jesse Schell is, perhaps, the top educational game designer in the business right now. A few months ago I asked him what his favorite educational game was. After a brief pause, he replied, “DragonBox ...

How do you solve a problem like eighth grade algebra? Not the actual problems covered by the syllabus — the graphing of compound inequalities, say, or the untangling of scatter plots — but the ...

A top-rated public university says many of its students can’t round numbers or add fractions.

The article was updated on July 10 to clarify the section about rewording and eliminating cited research. The State Board of Education is poised to approve a nearly 1,000-page guidance for math ...

Giving struggling 9th graders an extra helping of algebra can provide an edge in college years later—but only if students study with peers who challenge them academically. In 2003, Chicago Public ...

This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. Like learning to read by third grade, taking eighth grade math is a pivotal moment in a child’s education. Students who pass Algebra 1 in ...

Every California eighth-grader will be tested in algebra -- ready or not -- under a policy approved Wednesday that could make the state the first in the nation to require an upper-level math class ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Some San Francisco leaders want more middle school students to be able to take algebra. Ten years ago, San Francisco's school board voted to eliminate 8th-grade algebra. San Francisco ...

Anne Arundel County Public School students outpaced the state average in English language arts proficiency and exceeded in science, but showed mixed results in math skills, according to Maryland ...

Schools are less likely to offer Latino and Black students early algebra, limiting odds they will get advanced courses and higher-paying jobs.

The school board voted 6-1 in February 2024 to reinstate Algebra 1 and launched pilot programs at seven schools for the ...