New York City has got a math problem. Less than half of city kids passed the state Algebra 1 Regents exam this past school year, after the Department of Education introduced a controversial new ...

In math, Algebra 1 is a make-or-break course. The class is the gateway to high school math, and struggling to complete it can close off those higher-level pathways—and even jeopardize students ...

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 ...

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

And without a college preparatory track of advanced math classes to take after algebra, the benefits of taking Algebra 1 in eighth grade are unlikely to accrue. It’s also not economically practical ...