TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) – Florida ninth-graders who took the state's first ever end-of-course Algebra I exam, on average, got only 41-percent of the answers correct. Education Commissioner Eric Smith ...

It looks as if nearly 40,000 Florida students will get a reprieve from taking a state algebra exam next month. The Florida Senate today passed a bill that would repeal the law requiring that the group ...

The bar keeps dropping on state math exams — and critics are saying it’s because officials are desperate for high graduation rates. Kids only need to score a measly 30 percent on this month’s Algebra ...

The Ocean Springs and Jackson County school districts could be growing future mathematicians and engineers, based on the results of last year's statewide algebra 1 test. Each of those districts had at ...

A majority of Arkansas high school students who took new, state-mandated exams last year in algebra I, geometry and English/language arts scored at levels indicating they are "on track" to graduate ...

Includes updates and/or revisions. States that voluntarily took part in a demanding test of advanced algebra skills, given for a second straight year, again saw large proportions of their students ...

An algebra war is breaking out in the top levels of California government that could cause shockwaves in middle schools across the state. On Tuesday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote to the president ...