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“Eighth grade, they’re just in full-on puberty, hormones,” said Zach Loy, another math teacher at the high school, an hour’s drive from Minneapolis. “Are they capable of sitting down and ...

Adams: My math-and-physics-teacher husband knew that if our daughter didn't take geometry in 9th grade, she'd never get to calculus. He was right.

Republished with permission from The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit news outlet focused on education. BRAHAM, Minn. — It was fourth-period Basic Algebra 8 class on a gray October morning at Braham Area ...

About half of parents surveyed say their child is doing well in math, but that drops among lower-income families.

Data showing the progress of MCPS students in gaining math skills has fallen flat from fall 2023 to fall 2024 overall.