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One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well.
Some places are moving to universal early algebra in the hopes that more students take calculus. Minnesota has required it for years — with less-than-promising results.
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Minnesota lawmakers hoped 8th grade algebra would get far more students to calculus. It hasn’t
Today it’s about 1.5 percent, or 13 more students per year in a district with total enrollment of about 6,200. The Minnesota ...