Algebra has long been a fundamental part of any high school math curriculum. In many places it's become a fundamental part of the middle school math curriculum, too. In recent years, more students ...

the San Francisco Unified School District is adding algebra back into its eighth grade curriculum at a third of its middle schools starting next year. "For fun, you definitely don't do math.

The new math curriculum already is used in some classrooms ... assistant principal at Gerald G. Huesken Middle School. A similar exercise incorporated math exercises for a taco truck.