Under the Common Core State Standards, Algebra 1 is a much tougher course than what was taught previously in most states, teachers and standards experts say, in part because many of the concepts that ...

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 ...

The State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to remove state incentives encouraging schools to offer Algebra I in 8th grade. The move was both a vote of confidence in the new Common Core ...