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, ...

She struggled so much that it hurt her confidence in math. “I didn’t understand it and still don’t,” she said. She wants to be a nurse. “Actually, that takes too much math,” she said. “Maybe a teacher ...

So, San Francisco course-corrected once again. In 2015, they rolled out new and rigorous math standards, but took away the ability for students to take Algebra I in eighth-grade, making it a ninth ...

Illinois eighth grade students outperformed national averages in reading, math. Fourth grade, eighth grade, and the 12th grade are tested, but the 12th grade results have not yet been released.

Washington, D.C., students showed big gains in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math. In fact, D.C. Public Schools was the only large district to show test-score gains in three of the four ...

In fourth grade, the average math score ticked up slightly compared with 2022, ending a pandemic slide. In fact, white, Black, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students all showed modest ...

Pasco wants eighth graders ready for algebra, seniors set for calculus A third grade students works with visual aids while learning fractions at New River Elementary school in Wesley Chapel.

Last year, 24% of eighth grade boys and girls enrolled in algebra in the schools NWEA surveyed, but before the pandemic, 26% of girls took algebra in middle school. Boys’ participation has ...

National data shows the average Maryland eighth grader is below proficiency in math and reading, scoring a 258 out of 500 in reading last year and a 268 in math.That’s according to the National ...

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

“The research is strong that 8th grade math scores are pretty predictive of future economy, lifetime earnings, and very important in an economy heavily reliant on the tech sector,” Roza stated.