Catching Up on Algebra
More schools are using unconventional textbooks and other curriculum materials to help make struggling middle schoolers 'algebra-ready.'
Camarillo, Calif.
A popular humorist and avowed mathphobe once declared that in real life, there’s no such thing as algebra.
Kathie Wilson knows better.
Most of the students in her 8th grade class will be thrust into algebra, the definitive course that heralds the beginning of high school mathematics, next school year. The problem: Many of them are about three years below grade level. Ms. Wilson’s job is to help...
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