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Title: Unequal Access to Eighth-Grade Algebra: How School Offerings and Placement Practices Limit Opportunity. Brief
Language: English
Authors: Daniel Long, Megan Kuhfeld, Scott Peters, NWEA
Source: NWEA. 2025.
Availability: NWEA. 121 NW Everett Street, Portland, OR 97209. Tel: 503-624-1951; Fax: 503-639-7873; Web site: http://nwea.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Grade 8
Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Access to Education, Grade 8, Algebra, Student Placement, Educational Opportunities, Student Characteristics, Educational Practices, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Education, Institutional Characteristics, Equal Education
Abstract: This NWEA research brief examines how access to early Algebra -- a key gateway to advanced high school math, STEM majors, and higher lifetime earnings -- remains highly inequitable across the United States. Using NWEA data from 162,000 eighth-grade students across 22 states, the study looks at both whether schools offer Algebra by 8th grade and how students are placed when it is offered. The findings point to significant gaps tied to school poverty levels, geography, and race/ethnicity.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED679144
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