In math, Algebra 1 is a make-or-break course. The class is the gateway to high school math, and struggling to complete it can close off those higher-level pathways—and even jeopardize students’ ...

When Megan Kerssen's parents told her that they were sending her to a math academy this summer, the Rochester girl rolled her eyes and exclaimed, "you can't make me do this." Of course, they could.