In education, few issues have stirred more debate in recent years than when middle and high schoolers should take algebra.

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Students have been left in tears after an ‘impossible’ maths paper which left one saying ‘I only got my name right’. Almost 19,000 people have signed a petition demanding a review of the Edexcel A ...

Algebra has long been a fundamental part of any high school math curriculum. In many places it's become a fundamental part of the middle school math curriculum, too. In recent years, more students ...

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No one has more to say than a middle-school parent when it comes to a topic that has stirred heated debate, petitions hundreds of signatures long, and even a parent-led lawsuit against the district: ...

The government celebrated the 88% matric pass rate in 2025, but it did not say that only 5% of children who start grade 1 achieved 50% in mathematics at matric. Mathematics, often dubbed the universal ...

Eighth graders can be successful in Algebra 1, new research suggests—they just might need some extra support. The findings come from a study of San Francisco schools, which has had a turbulent history ...

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Across the country, 4th and 8th graders are taking the National Assessment of Educational Progress in a range of subjects this month, but I’ll be paying particularly close attention to how middle ...