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

HISD plans to put all 6th–7th graders on an accelerated math track so Algebra I can happen in 8th grade, the district says.

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. When Salvador Quijada, a seventh and eighth grade math teacher at Philip’s Academy Charter ...