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Math is a hierarchical field, building sequentially on prior concepts. Likewise, math standards in each grade presume that ...

Students graph linear equations in Zach Loy’s ninth-grade algebra class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

Spending a couple of weeks getting to know their new school while brushing up on math and language arts skills has become part of Frederick High’s culture for incoming ninth graders. About 170 ...