This brief provides an update on the 2005 "CenterView" featuring 8th grade Algebra I (ED485345). It finds that not much has changed in three years with California middle school students still struggling in Algebra I and 32% of middle school math teachers lacking a subject matter credential in math. Because Algebra I is so critically important to students' long-term success in mathematics, the state should set as a high priority that every middle school student in California be taught by a well-prepared and effective Algebra I teacher. The funding for the Algebra I summer institutes was eliminated; these institutes should be reinstated.