Portland Public Schools will continue offering algebra to select eighth-graders but will reset its bar for which students can enter the fast-tracked math class that precedes it. That’s a pivot, given ...

In her column “Why schools should bring back eighth-grade algebra” (Opinion, March 9), Marcela García seems to argue that, when it comes to teaching children mathematics, one size fits all. Having ...

At the state’s prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade – a significant achievement. But there has not been a parallel success in ...