Don’t Give Up on Algebra: Let’s Shift the Focus to Instruction
National Science Foundation
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
In its current form, school algebra serves as a gatekeeper to higher-level mathematics. One district in North Carolina, for example, developed a policy that targeted students likely to be successful in algebra in 8 th grade for advancement in the early middle school years. Domina et al., 2015; Dougherty et al., Hacker, 2012).
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