Under the Common Core State Standards, Algebra 1 is a much tougher course than what was taught previously in most states, teachers and standards experts say, in part because many of the concepts that ...

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In her column “Why schools should bring back eighth-grade algebra” (Opinion, March 9), Marcela García seems to argue that, when it comes to teaching children mathematics, one size fits all. Having ...