A new study of 55K students across the U.S. found 1 in 4 had strong enough 7th-grade scores but still missed out on the ...

A student completes an algebra assignment at a Trinity, Fla., high school on Sept. 9, 2025. States and districts have stepped up efforts to enroll more students in Algebra 1 by 8th grade—and address ...

As recently as 1990, taking algebra in eighth grade was unique. That has changed dramatically in recent years, and now more eighth graders take algebra than any other math class. Enrollment in ...

Almost everything we know about education today says that my 3-year-old son will do better than his twin sister in math and science. Years before my twins were born I founded the Silicon Valley ...

As state and school leaders across the country push to have more students take algebra in 8th grade, a new study argues that middle schoolers struggling the most in math are being enrolled in that ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. While the percentage of students who use a computer in math class at least once every few weeks has been ...

Sports provide an engaging way of exploring a host of mathematical concepts. Any hard-core baseball fan knows that the game can’t truly be appreciated without an understanding of some essential ...

Want to help your eighth-grader master math? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. Understand rational and irrational numbers. Know that a rational number can be ...

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