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> Again, please provide some specific examples of this happening I can't speak to local school board politics outside of SFUSD, but here's a particular example

> Again, please provide some specific examples of this happening I can't speak to local school board politics outside of SFUSD, but here's a particular example: https://www.sfexaminer.com/forum/put-algebra-1-back-in-eighth-grade/article_01ca608e-be01-11ed-9d12-5fb4111a4db8.html https://www.sfexaminer.com/forum/put-algebra-1-back-in-eight... Opinion piece, but substantive. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sfusd-algebra-math-wars-stanford-study-17851567.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sfusd-algebra-ma... A more recent piece.

dahart 3y ago
Thanks, specifics are helpful, especially when broad generalizations are being thrown around. Googling it I can see that SFUSD is reconsidering https://www.sfusd.edu/about-sfusd/sfusd-news/press-releases/2023-10-02-sfusd-focus-group-examine-access-and-implementation-algebra-1-8th-grade https://www.sfusd.edu/about-sfusd/sfusd-news/press-releases/...
- ndriscoll 3y ago
  From your link > The question is not if we can increase acceleration options, but how we can meet that need equitably and while upholding our SFUSD values Says it all. They have the resources, but still don't want to do it because outcomes will (obviously) diverge.
  - dahart 3y ago
    Fair enough, I’m not defending SFUSD specifically, I’m arguing from my own experience having seen similar policies made specifically over resource constraints. That text notwithstanding it would still be true that adding options for advanced students does take away resources that could be used for students that are behind, one way or another. It might not be a lot, and it might be reasonable to offer advanced math, but the money is still finite and could be used to further help kids in the most need. In this entire thread we’re still only talking about kids who’ve already met the educational goals, and not talking about how to avoid leaving some kids behind, especially the poorer ones.

dahart 3y ago

Thanks, specifics are helpful, especially when broad generalizations are being thrown around. Googling it I can see that SFUSD is reconsidering https://www.sfusd.edu/about-sfusd/sfusd-news/press-releases/2023-10-02-sfusd-focus-group-examine-access-and-implementation-algebra-1-8th-grade https://www.sfusd.edu/about-sfusd/sfusd-news/press-releases/...

ndriscoll 3y ago
From your link > The question is not if we can increase acceleration options, but how we can meet that need equitably and while upholding our SFUSD values Says it all. They have the resources, but still don't want to do it because outcomes will (obviously) diverge.
- dahart 3y ago
  Fair enough, I’m not defending SFUSD specifically, I’m arguing from my own experience having seen similar policies made specifically over resource constraints. That text notwithstanding it would still be true that adding options for advanced students does take away resources that could be used for students that are behind, one way or another. It might not be a lot, and it might be reasonable to offer advanced math, but the money is still finite and could be used to further help kids in the most need. In this entire thread we’re still only talking about kids who’ve already met the educational goals, and not talking about how to avoid leaving some kids behind, especially the poorer ones.