All California eighth-graders in public school will have to take Algebra 1 beginning in 2011 under a policy approved Wednesday by the state Board of Education in an 8-1 vote. The board decided to make ...

The recent action by the State Board of Education, as reported by The Times in “ California mandates testing every eighth-grader in algebra — ready or not,” is a disappointment for those involved at ...

California has taken a bold step to lead the nation by setting the highest expectations in the country for our eighth-grade students in mathematics. Earlier this month, the state Board of Education ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A judge on Friday blocked a plan to make California the first state in the nation to require algebra testing for all eighth-graders. The ruling sidelines an ...

Sacramento County Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered the state Board of Education to postpone its plan to force all California eighth-graders to be tested in algebra. The state Board of Education ...

Thousands of Central Florida students will take the state’s new standardized algebra exam this week, ushering in Florida’s newest testing system as they work to solve linear equations. In Tracy Lewis’ ...