San Francisco middle schools will teach Algebra I again this fall — though concerns about implementation continue amid a shortage of qualified teachers.
The 6-1 vote by the San Francisco Unified School District board Tuesday followed a decadelong battle over eighth graders' access to higher-level math courses and a larger debate over academic opportunity and equity in math performance.
Stanford researchers found last year that large racial and ethnic gaps in advanced math enrollment persisted even after the policy change.
How is diversity a strength when they're using 'Harrison Bergeron' as an instruction manual to dumb down entire school systems?
No wonder private schools exist.
To cripple those who would excel is the true face of equity.