According to a 2013 report from the Brookings Institution, the number of students taking Algebra 1 or a more advanced math course (such as geometry) in eighth grade nearly tripled between 1990 and ...

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, ...

Caden Rivera, a 16-year-old junior, said middle school was the beginning of a math slide for her. She got As in elementary school math but her grades fell once she hit algebra in eighth grade. “I was ...

Students in grades three, six ad seven had improved performances on the math end-of-course exam. The 65% of 6th-graders who ...

Algebra I won’t be considered a ninth-grade course anymore in Pasco County schools. Calling it a gateway to success in many career and college preparation programs, superintendent John Legg said ...

Students from Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole county public schools mirrored the state trend passing the exams at rates ...

High schoolers, meanwhile, saw declines on the English exams but gains in Algebra I. Math scores for elementary, middle and ...

Superintendent Karen Molinar presented unofficial data for STAAR test scores for elementary and middle school grades on Tuesday.

Most area school districts saw passing rates decrease in Algebra I, English II, English I and U.S. History on the spring 2025 ...