WASHINGTON -- More kids than ever are taking algebra in eighth grade but not necessarily learning more math, researchers report.
In fact, while eighth-graders are doing better on national math tests, students in advanced classes are faring worse, according to the study being released today by the Brookings Institution.
''We have kids who are misplaced in their math classes,'' said Tom Loveless, the study's author. ''They don't know very much math at all and yet they're taking courses in advanced math.''...
