New York City has got a math problem. Less than half of city kids passed the state Algebra 1 Regents exam this past school year, after the Department of Education introduced a controversial new math ...

BRADENTON -- Manatee County students who failed the new state-mandated end-of-course exams in Algebra 1 -- about 1,300 of them last school year -- have the first opportunity next week to re-take the ...

School is out, but across Florida more than 200,000 students anxiously await the result of the linchpin in their high school graduation portfolio: a passing score on the Algebra 1 end-of-course exam.

Florida students made strong gains on the state’s key algebra 1 exam this year, with 62 percent passing — up from 55 percent last year, according to results released today. But the state’s 10th ...