Carolan studied two cohorts of about 4,000 students — the 2004 graduating class, the last group of students that had the option of pre-algebra, and students who graduated in 2008, freshmen during the ...

The syllabus for Pre-Algebra (Math 1090), one of the courses within the Developmental Mathematics Program in the Department of Mathematics at Western Michigan University, offers information to help ...

Math teacher Tasha Epps has the beat, and so do her kids. King’s Fork Middle is a fully accredited school – and it aims to stay that way. In the gifted pre-algebra class, Epps uses hip-hop and other ...

Following a trend developing quickly across the region, officials in Crete-Monee School District 201-U are offering algebra to 7th graders and pre-algebra to 6th graders. This year, 7th graders are ...

The poster of a grimacing Muhammad Ali stares down at the students in Jeff Bagford's pre-algebra class at Harney Middle School. "Nothing is impossible" is the poster's message, spelled out in big ...

The Modesto City Schools board voted down a recommendation by the district’s math curriculum committee to for one year have pre-algebra offered at high school. The class was called remedial and ...

I passed the fraction test back to my pre-algebra class and an awkward silence filled the room. The 20 students in my class received a wide range of grades, causing a mixture of satisfaction and ...

Algebra is a class many ninth-graders look to with anxiety, but some sixth- and seventh-graders in the Warren County school district are taking the course early, with smiles on their faces. About 10 ...

LOS ANGELES — The problem posed in Mrs. Pfeiffer’s seventh-grade pre-algebra class at Campbell Hall is seasonal: How much turkey is needed to serve 30 people if each person gets two-fifths of a pound?

NORTHWOOD, N.D.-An eighth-grade class now knows how to use pre-algebra concepts to determine if a person is driving too fast. Students at Northwood Public School spent several weeks using math and ...

Math frustrates 12-year-old Molly Wallin, who wants to be a pediatrician. “I think I’ll have to learn to live with it,” said the Grayslake 7th grader, who said she has a love-hate relationship with ...