New research shows that Algebra II, above any other high school class, is the “leading predictor of college and work success"—and many states are consequently beginning to make it a requirement for ...

Nothing about Algebra II is easy. Educators applauded lawmakers in June for dumping Algebra II as an end-of-course exam after less than half of students passed the test over its three-year existence.

ST PAUL, Minn. — For those of you who struggle with math, or simply do not like it, you soon may be able to rejoice. On Wednesday, Minnesota State Senator Robert Farnsworth (R-Hibbing) introduced a ...

The new honors course will now serve as the advanced and weighted alternative to Algebra 2 starting in the 2023-2024 school year. The Huntington Beach Union High School District (HBUHSD) agreed to ...

Should all students take Algebra 2? Florida seemed to say “no” this spring with the passage of a law striking it from graduation requirements. Texas said much the same in legislation Republican Gov.

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room The article was updated March 5 to include the letter from high-tech executives supporting the Algebra II requirement. It also clarifies that ...

PHOENIX — A bill moving through the state Legislature would no longer require Arizona high school students to take Algebra II to graduate. House Bill 2278 would direct the State Board of Education to ...

PHOENIX (Arizona’s Family/Gray News) — Could Algebra II soon be a high school requirement of the past? A bill making its way through the state’s legislature is seeking to replace Algebra II with what ...

University of California faculty and administrators have been debating a change to required courses that sounds like a small issue, but that should have the academic sphere asking these questions ...

High school math, and algebra, in particular, is in crisis. Although some students thrive on the pathway to calculus, most do not. Algebra I is the single most failed course in American high schools.