Unlocking Algebra Action Guide

This guide builds on New Classrooms’
and TNTP’s Unlocking Algebra
research to offer concrete policy
recommendations states can use to
help more students master Algebra.

These recommendations reflect the key finding of the research: that students are far more likely to succeed when grade-level instruction is paired with targeted support that addresses key predecessor learning from prior grades. What moves outcomes is instructional coherence–ensuring that core and supplemental materials work together so that interventions are diagnostic-driven and intentionally connected to grade-level mastery.