EdSource

State board adopts 64 math programs for K-8 students under new framework

California requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least five math programs in grades K-8. The board far surpassed ...

California Approves Savvas Learning Company's Math Solutions for Statewide Adoption

New engaging, high-quality programs focus on real-world problem solving, bringing math learning to life PARAMUS, N.J., Nov. 7 ...
The Hechinger Report

One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well

Students graph linear equations in Zach Loy’s ninth-grade algebra class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...
Business Wire

STEMscopes Math for Grades K-8 and Algebra I Receives Top Score for Alignment to Common Core State Standards from Learning List

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STEMscopes Math for grades K-8 and Algebra I from Accelerate Learning has received the highest score for alignment to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) from Learning ...

New Mexico Approves Savvas Learning Company's Complete K-12 Math Solution for Statewide Adoption

Savvas is uniquely providing New Mexico educators a complete K-12 math solution that comprises not only core and supplemental programs and assessment tools, but also an array of dual credit and career ...
WGBH

After delays and pushback, Cambridge schools are bringing back 8th grade Algebra 1

Cambridge Public Schools will phase Algebra 1 back into eighth grade math courses over the next few years. The district has faced a wave of pushback from parents and community leaders over the ...
Los Angeles Times

New 8th-grade algebra rule doesn’t add up for critics

The new state policy of requiring algebra in the eighth grade will set up unprepared students for failure while holding back others with solid math skills, a new report has concluded. These ...
EdSource

State Board eliminates incentives to offer Algebra in 8th grade

The State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to remove state incentives encouraging schools to offer Algebra I in 8th grade. The move was both a vote of confidence in the new Common Core ...
SFGate

Algebra 1 to be required for all 8th-graders

All California eighth-graders in public school will have to take Algebra 1 beginning in 2011 under a policy approved Wednesday by the state Board of Education in an 8-1 vote. The board decided to make ...
Education Week

Math Tracking Starts as Early as Elementary School, a New Study Finds

Tracking, or grouping students according to their perceived ability, is a common feature in high school math. But a new study finds that it’s widespread as early as elementary and middle school, ...
MinnPost

Minnesota lawmakers hoped 8th grade algebra would get far more students to calculus. It hasn’t

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