Tuesday, April 14, 2015: 9:10 AM
Stone (Westin - Boston Waterfront)
This paper reports findings from a national study of U.S. districts’ stances—the policies, practices, and rationales—for Algebra I enrollment. While many districts offer Algebra to select students prior to high school, they proceed cautiously, and few districts are proactively attempting to improve students’ readiness for taking Algebra “early.”