Republished with permission from The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit news outlet focused on education. BRAHAM, Minn. — It was ...

But Minnesota kept universal algebra in eighth grade and to date is the only state that’s adopted and stuck with the policy. California mandated its plan in 2008 but reversed course in 2010 after a ...

“You gotta settle down and get this done.” Not all eighth graders are ready for the abstract concepts — like variables, linear functions, slope — that come with Algebra I, some experts and teachers ...