Steve Kelley, the bill’s co-author. “To do that, we needed to have them take Algebra 1 in eighth grade.” Many math experts warned against the move. “This whole idea is a very naive belief that if we ...
But not a math teacher.” Students in eighth grade algebra teacher Rick Riccio’s class work through an exercise ... And unlike the other two districts, Moorhead’s calculus numbers have increased, ...
Early algebra does appear to slightly boost enrollment in advanced math courses ... years before the eighth grade requirement took effect in 2010. Today it’s about 1.5 percent, or 13 more ...