In her column “Why schools should bring back eighth-grade algebra” (Opinion, March 9), Marcela García seems to argue that, when it comes to teaching children mathematics, one size fits all. Having ...
Eighth grade algebra teacher Rick Riccio helps students with a problem at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga/The Hechinger Report BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic ...
At the state’s prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade – a significant achievement. But there has not been a parallel success in ...
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