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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by s5300 on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @08:00PM (#29325752)
When commenting on the state of the country, I would look towards the states that have historically ranked poorly in education and see why they’re never improving. California is definitely not one of those states & seems to have no issue in keeping a higher than average educated populace.
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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by bradleyjg on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @08:29PM (#29325980)
From the article:

On national standardized tests, California ranks in the bottom quartile among all states and U.S. territories for 8th grade math scores.

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by Mountain_Skies on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @08:21PM (#29325917)
Looking at derivatives would make the danger these policies present to California students clear.
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