Next year, sixth- and seventh-graders in HISD will enroll in advanced math classes, preparing more students to take Algebra 1 in eighth grade.

In recent years, math educators and advocates have pushed to diversify high school course offerings, introducing new pathways that culminate in statistics or data analysis. But new research suggests ...

Experts are questioning the relevance of pushing all college-bound students to take calculus, arguing that the “narrow pathway toward calculus … fails to serve most students.” Credit: Erika Rich for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifth grade students work on their math lesson at HISD's A.A. Milne Elementary School in Houston, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Brett ...