Steve Kelley, the bill’s co-author. “To do that, we needed to have them take Algebra I in eighth grade.” Many math experts warned against the move. “This whole idea is a very naive belief that if we ...

Some places are moving to universal early algebra. Minnesota has required it for years — with less-than-promising results.

Steve Kelley, the bill’s co-author. “To do that, we needed to have them take Algebra I in eighth grade.” Many math experts warned against the move. “This whole idea is a very naive belief ...