Like learning to read by third grade, taking eighth grade math is a pivotal moment in a child’s education. Students who pass ...

In recent years, more students have begun taking Algebra 1 in eighth or even seventh grade – something that was fairly uncommon just three decades ago, when the vast majority of students were ...

and to take Algebra 1 and succeed,” said Heather Hill, a professor of teacher learning and practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Education who studies professional learning in math.