In many places it's become a fundamental part of the middle school math curriculum, too. In recent years, more students have begun taking Algebra 1 in eighth or even seventh grade – something ...

Less than half of city kids passed the state Algebra 1 Regents exam this past school year, after the Department of Education introduced a controversial new math curriculum critics have blasted as ...

After a decade of debate and division, the San Francisco Unified School District is adding algebra back into its eighth grade curriculum at a third of its middle schools starting next year.