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Front Porch Charlotte

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Push for algebra: A look back at its impact

Dec. 1, 2012

An initiative to push all middle school students into algebra – the better to prepare them for college – did not have outcomes matching the high hopes for it, according to an academic study.

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A table from the study.

“The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from a District Policy Initiative” was published earlier this year by Prof. Charles T. Clotfelter and others at Duke University. The full study is here.

While much of the study focuses on Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and the algebra effort of then-Supt. Eric Smith, the authors say similar results were found in efforts by Guilford County public schools to push more low-performing students into algebra.

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– Arthur Griffin

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Past, present, or…

1/30/17: Children represent 23% of the present U.S. population and 100% of our collective future.

How will we respond?

1-29-17: “We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact we haven’t so far.”

– Ronald Edmonds (May 24, 1935- July 15, 1983)

Opportunities abound

12-28-16: At its Oct. 25 meeting the CMS Board of Education approved a bunch of construction contracts, mostly for heating and air conditioning work. They are listed here in descending order of percentage participation by minority, women and small business enterprises.

  • 34.74% Providence High HVAC Controls
  • 1.5% Harding High chiller
  • 0% Cornelius Elementary chiller
  • 0% J.T. Williams HVAC controls
  • 0% Myers Park High chiller
  • 0% Pawtucket Elementary roof

Is there anything wrong with this picture?

Break the cycle

8-21-15: Who gets the leg up from pre-K programs? In 2013 about half of the children of adults with graduate or professional degrees were enrolled. But only about a quarter of the children of adults with less than a high school education were enrolled. Let’s break the cycle right there! Data from The Condition of Education 2015.

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