The California Department of Education (CDE) set up a webpage with information on the new Algebra 1 testing requirement for 8th graders. It includes press releases, op-ed pieces, a research report, and more.
Coincidentally (?), the CDE just released the 2008 state testing results. Over 210,000 California 8th graders took the General Math CST in 2008 (meaning they were in a pre-Algebra course in 8th grade) and just under 250,000 took the Algebra 1 test. Of those who took the General Math test, only 31% scored proficient or advanced and 41% scored below basic or far below basic.
Would they have been better off taking Algebra 1 instead?
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