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Report: Kids misplaced in algebra

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 123, Clicks: 15) View Story

Algebra is considered a "gateway" course for higher learning. Students who take it that year are on track for calculus as seniors. President Clinton made eighth-grade algebra a priority, and an influential 1995 book labeled algebra "The New Civil Right."

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#1 by nitajo posted ago

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The study is alarming to some advocates who worry its focus will add to an argument that minority and low-income kids should not take the class. The report's title is "The Misplaced Math Student: Lost in Eighth-Grade Algebra."

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