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California Discourages Schools from Offering Advanced Middle School Math

A small but growing number of American schools are reducing or delaying access to advanced courses. Most often, these changes have been enacted in the

"I was born in Cuba," one parent told The Wall Street Journal, "and it doesn't sound good when people are trying to achieve equal outcomes for everyone." The document also encourages schools to offer additional math options, including courses like "data science," as an alternative to taking Algebra II. He noted how "later CMF drafts quietly removed the mention of the [San Francisco Unified School District] policy while still generally endorsing the ideas behind it."

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