Its solution: Have all students take Algebra 1—the foundational course of high school math—in 9th grade.

Students in the lowest level who were part of the experiment skipped remedial math and were able to learn algebra with the majority of ninth graders. The experiment also meant that average, ...

The Punjab Education Curriculum Training and Assessment Authority (PECTA) has introduced a single math book for the students of the 9th grade of Arts and Science Group, PECTA official sources told APP ...

Automatically enrolling students in advanced courses from day one of middle school could change their math trajectory, a new ...

Some places are moving to universal early algebra. Minnesota has required it for years — with less-than-promising results.

The superintendent said the district would receive an "A" if 9th grade math scores improved.

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 ...

The Hechinger Report covers the reasons behind the initiative to have students take algebra in eighth grade, as well as its results, in Minnesota.

Middle school math is a formative period for building the foundations of math education for high school and college. Where are we losing students?

Antigone Cox, a ninth-grade algebra teacher, said she has “mixed feelings” about the curriculum, and added that her students don’t like it.

I was a huge math geek. When we finally got the results, I was shocked and excited but also a little frightened; I had tested into 9th grade algebra.