A recent study reveals that while high schools largely sort students into math and science classes based on academic readiness, social pressures from wealthier families also heavily dictate who gets ...

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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 ...

High-achieving Black, Latino and low-income students who pass algebra in the 8th grade — a feat that can set children up for success in college and beyond — still end up taking far fewer advanced high ...

Rural high schools, small high schools and high schools that serve historically marginalized students don't provide the same access to advanced math classes as other schools, new research shows. As a ...

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The Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) board approved two new advanced math courses for the 2026-2027 school year. In a Dec. 15 meeting, the board approved Introduction to Proofs: Honors and ...

In several ways, charter schools are more accountable to their students than traditional public schools. The California Department of Education’s 2021 mathematics framework seeks to end accelerated ...

BRAINTREE - Did you like doing math in school? Many people didn't. But a non-profit in Massachusetts is increasing the number of students of color and low-income students in advanced level math ...

Black and Hispanic students are less likely to be placed in advanced math classes than white and Asian students in the San Diego Unified School District. Meanwhile, students from low-income families ...

Sixth graders Zoe and Amoni, right, work together during Kelly Woodfin’s advanced math class in Union Public Schools. The Tulsa-area school district for about a decade has tried to increase enrollment ...