EdSource · A University of California in the heart of farm country aims to attract more students Eighth-graders in the United States have made steady progress on an international test measuring math ...

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Troy Superintendent Richard Machesky says that, after initial parent pushback, opposition to detracking of math classes in schools like Boulan Park, pictured here, has gone silent. Credit: Amanda J.

“I think subject acceleration helps a lot. It challenges us and gives us what we need. I’d rather be challenged to where I’m learning - even if it means I don’t always get straight A’s. I think moving ...

Martin Udengaard wants more for his son, and he doesn’t think Cambridge schools can deliver. Cambridge Public Schools no longer offers advanced math in middle school, something that could hinder his ...

Sixth graders Zoe and Amoni, right, work together during Kelly Woodfin’s advanced math class in Union Public Schools. The Tulsa-area school district for about a decade has tried to increase enrollment ...