California's new 8th-grade algebra rule gets some poor marks

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 15:35 in Mathematics & Economics

Critics warn that the requirement will be bad both for students with solid math skills and the unprepared. The new state policy of requiring algebra in the eighth grade will set up unprepared students for failure while holding back others with solid math skills, a new report has concluded.

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