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Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that can prepare them for engineering and technology jobs.

The seventh graders in Maddie Hines’ project-based math class in North Portland are learning all about how to run sophisticated experiments where they come up with a hypothesis, test it out using the mathematics they’ve learned in class and come to a… [6189 chars]

Source: The Oregonian | Published: 2026-01-01T14:00:01Z

Credit: The Oregonian

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