The Harvard Crimson

School Committee Reviews Updates on Universal Preschool and Eighth Grade Algebra

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. The ...
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One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well.

This story about eighth grade algebra was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization ...
MinnPost

Minnesota lawmakers hoped 8th grade algebra would get far more students to calculus. It hasn’t

Eighth grade algebra teacher Rick Riccio helps students with a problem at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga/The Hechinger Report BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic ...
The Harvard Crimson

Cambridge School Committee Candidates Split over Universal Algebra, Special Education Issues

Two prominent issues have emerged ahead of the Cambridge School Committee election next week — equitable math curriculum and inclusive special education.By Joey Huang Two defining issues in the ...
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One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn't gone well

BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic Algebra 8 class on a gray October morning at Braham Area High School. Teacher Rick Riccio had assigned an exercise on converting large integers to scientific ...