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 ...

DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha ...

Students can’t succeed in math if they’re never exposed to it. And many students never get access to advanced—or even some foundational—math in high school. New federal civil rights data and an ...

The success of the nudge experiment suggests schools may have an additional, lighter-lift tool for overcoming hurdles that keep students from enrolling in more rigorous classes, the AIR researchers ...

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 ...

Reagan Elementary third grader Ariana Borra has earned recognition as a National Math Star. (Courtesy Photo) It seems appropriate that a Reagan Elementary All-Star — that is the school’s nickname and ...

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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 ...