San Francisco public schools drives parents to find alternate options for kids to bypass school’s math policy
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San Francisco's public schools equity-driven math policy led higher income families to bypass school policies and racial gaps remained largely unchanged.
Megan Myers is an associate producer/writer with Fox News Digital Originals.
San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) started a policy in the 2014-2015 school year that prohibited students from taking algebra I until ninth grade to address high failure rates and large racial gaps in student enrollment in higher-level math courses, particularly Advanced Placement statistics and calculus. But Wright, whose think tank focuses on education policy, said the move just led to some higher income families investing in tutors and expensive online courses.
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