In math, Algebra 1 is a make-or-break course. The class is the gateway to high school math, and struggling to complete it can close off those higher-level pathways—and even jeopardize students’ ...

When eighth grade teacher Dean Dunkin gives algebra lessons, he's confronted by a worrisome reality: Many students aren't ready to learn the concepts. "I honestly have students that probably would ...

Nearly half of California’s school districts have asked to be exempted this year from a new state regulation that requires high school students to pass an Algebra 1 class to receive a diploma. The ...