In the Coastal Bend, student performance on recent spring 2024 end-of-course state assessments was similar to state averages, showing little change from 2023. The Texas Education Agency released results for end-of-course STAAR assessments in algebra, English I and II, U.S. history and biology last week. According to a TEA press release, this year’s end-of-course results […]
This article was originally published in Florida Phoenix. Concerned about lowering standards in Florida’s public high schools, the state House on Thursday voted to stick with the original requirements: Teens must pass statewide Algebra 1 and 10th grade English Language Arts exams to be able to get their diplomas. The Senate would have to vote […]
The San Francisco Unified School District, which pulled algebra from its middle schools 10 years ago in the name of equity, will bring the course back next fall, ending a controversial experiment that some say squandered the opportunity for advanced learners to excel in mathematics — and did little to close the opportunity gap. The […]