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Rickles, Jordan; Phillips, Meredith; Yamashiro, Kyo – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
Between 1990 and 2012, the percentage of 13-year-olds (most of whom are 8th graders) taking algebra more than doubled, from 15% to 34% (National Center for Education Statistics, 2013). Yet recent education policy changes suggest that this movement to encourage algebra-taking in 8th grade has begun to reverse course. Existing research suggests that…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Educational Policy, Academic Achievement