Three barriers to learning algebra in high-poverty middle schools – News ad

Three barriers to learning algebra in high-poverty middle schools

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Conversely, poor schools are much less likely to adopt an Algebra for All policy for eighth graders. Nearly half of the wealthiest schools offered algebra to all eighth-graders, compared with about a third of the poorest schools. Slide from a RAND Corporation webinar titled “Racial and Socioeconomic Divides in the Teaching and Learning of Algebra,” … Read more

What the research says about mixed ability algebra class – News ad

What the research says about mixed ability algebra class

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Meanwhile, the ordinary students seemed to be unharmed. Those randomly assigned to the new mixed-level class had test scores in 11th grade that were no worse than those who took Algebra 1 separately. Some advocates of this trend argue that everyone benefits from mixed-ability classes, but there was no increase in test scores for high-achieving … Read more