Commission on Higher Education, the program has created the Center for Mathematical Inquiry to provide professional development opportunities for 24 algebra 2 teachers across the state.
“One of the key areas of need in the state is assistance with fully engaging high school students who are studying algebra 2. Right now only about 70% of them in South Carolina pass the course,” said Evan Ortlieb, dean of the ZFSOE and project director for the center.
Math continues to be a subject in need of improvement throughout South Carolina’s schools, which overall rank among the lowest in the country by organizations such as