Historically speaking, Algebra 1 has been reserved for ninth or tenth grade, and research indicates the majority of students ...

Algebra 1 has been a high-school graduation requirement in California since 2004. Students are encouraged to take it in eighth grade, but can take it any time before graduating.

High school math, and algebra, in particular, is in crisis. Although some students thrive on the pathway to calculus, most do not. Algebra I is the single most failed course in American high schools.

The K-12 system keeps sending us students who can’t do algebra. Here’s how to fix that. by Alex Small and Yasser Salem, Opinion Contributor - 09/29/23 7:00 AM ET ...

Now the school district says it will begin offering algebra in eighth grade in August. “Schools really don’t know what to do,” Jon R. Star, an educational psychologist at Harvard, told Troy.