Despite its initial publicized plan, which touted Algebra 1 course offerings “during the school day” throughout the district, the school board now seems unwilling to guarantee live, on-site algebra instruction. For half of the city’s middle and K-8 schools, students are currently limited to taking Algebra 1 in an online or accelerated summer format, and board representatives won’t answer whether this will change for the 2026-27 school year.