California Math Framework Would End Advanced Classes Before 11th Grade
Move could potentially hurt students college admissions chances
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California educators are considering a new mathematics instruction framework that purposefully de-emphasizes calculus, though calculus is required or heavily encouraged for applicants to several of the nation’s top colleges and universities.
The framework, which is still under consideration, proposes eliminating advanced math classes in middle school and eliminating a “push to calculus in grade twelve,” which it calls “misguided.”
The framework prioritizes equity and instructs teachers to “teach toward social justice.” It argues against beginning advanced math classes in middle school, saying, “Many students, parents, and teachers encourage acceleration in grade eight (or sooner in some cases) because of an incorrect conclusion that Calculus is an important high-school goal.”
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Fire and flood are on the rise. Bangladesh and New York face more flooding: the American West may see more forests burn.
By Tim Radford
More extreme weather is on the way for the hapless residents of Bangladesh, New York and the western US, facing the prospect of worsening fire and flood.
There is a new future for New York. By the close of the century, thanks to sea level rise and global heating, parts of it could be swept by hurricane-driven catastrophic floods almost every year.
His entire family was infected several months ago.
So when the opportunity to get the vaccine and make it available on campus arose, he grabbed it.
“It is important to really combat COVID so we can get back to in-person instruction,” Marbach said Monday morning just minutes after receiving the first shot during an on-campus vaccination event. “Having recovered from it and knowing what a risk it was to family and friends, I wanted to mitigate the risk and get ahead of it.”
Twenty-two people took advantage of the vaccination clinic on campus Monday. It was organized with a local Walmart and through the help of state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, who is a member of the Georgian Court University Board of Trustees.
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