{"id":1730,"date":"2011-12-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/broadening-options-with-online-algebra\/"},"modified":"2019-12-16T12:53:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T17:53:50","slug":"broadening-options-with-online-algebra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/broadening-options-with-online-algebra\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadening Options with Online Algebra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Education experts have for decades encouraged more middle schools to offer high-achieving eighth\u00a0graders the option to take Algebra 1, a course that has been traditionally offered in the ninth grade. The\u00a0rationale for offering algebra to younger students is strong \u2013 studies show that students who take algebra\u00a0earlier do better in math throughout high school and college.<\/p>\n<p>A new study from the U.S. Department of Education, <a href=\"http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/pubsearch\/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=REL20124021\">Access to Algebra I: The Effects of Online<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/pubsearch\/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=REL20124021\">Mathematics for Grade 8 Students<\/a>, finds promising results for middle schools that do not typically provide\u00a0the course: offering students the option to take Algebra 1 online is an effective way to broaden\u00a0opportunities for students, and to lay the foundation for future success in mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, only about 30 percent of eighth graders take Algebra I. The study describes: \u201cFurthermore,\u00a0analysis of school-level administrator data from the ECLS-K indicated that while nationally, 16% of\u00a0schools do not offer Algebra I to grade 8 students, the rates are highest in rural schools. About 24% of\u00a0rural schools do not offer Algebra I in grade 8, compared with 21% of urban schools and 9% of suburban\u00a0schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A large proportion of those students without access are from rural or inner-city schools, where the class is\u00a0not offered because of budgets or limited staffing. The study looked at 68 mainly rural schools in Maine\u00a0and Vermont that did not typically offer Algebra 1 in their brick-and-mortar program, and found that\u00a0offering the online algebra 1 class to algebra-ready students \u201cis an effective way to broaden access\u201d and\u00a0\u201csignificantly affected students\u2019 algebra achievement at the end of grade 8.\u201d Further, it also found that\u00a0students who took the online class \u201cincreased their likelihood of participating in an advanced coursetaking\u00a0sequence in high school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Studies like this one demonstrate the growing importance of online programs to traditional school\u00a0settings. Recent federal government statistics show that 55 percent of public school districts are offering\u00a0some online coursework; the majority of these public schools cite inaccessibility to the course in a face-toface\u00a0setting as a primary driver for turning to online learning course options.<\/p>\n<p>As too many of our college-bound seniors continue to place into remedial math at the university level, this\u00a0study offers compelling reasons for schools to turn to online solutions to bridge achievement gaps in math\u00a0and other core subjects. Online learning can be a solution for students that need it most to expand\u00a0access to courses and level the playing field. 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