In San Francisco, the math placement situation is so bad that voters passed a resolution urging the school board to make Algebra I available to 8th graders. ht

In San Francisco, the math placement situation is so bad that voters passed a resolution urging the school board to make Algebra I available to 8th graders. https://ballotpedia.org/San_Francisco,_California,_Proposition_G,_Declaration_of_Policy_Urging_San_Francisco_Unified_School_District_to_Offer_Algebra_1_to_Students_by_Eighth_Grade_Measure_(March_2024) https://ballotpedia.org/San_Francisco,_California,_Propositi... Such a low bar, but even in the most recent school year, most 8th graders could only study Algebra I via an online course or summer school, i.e. most had no access to an in-person Algebra I course during the school year. This at a district with average per-pupil operational spending of over $27k.