[Future Snake Eater]

California will no longer require eighth-graders to take algebra —a move that is line with the Common Core standards being adopted by most states, but that may leave students unprepared for college.

So--just extrapolating a bit here--if a student takes algebra in HS, then they're officially doomed in college? Is this coming from the same people who say your three-year old must be reading Melville or he'll NEVER amount to anything?

[Toucan Dance]

I didn’t have algebra until high school, and no calculus until college. Did well in 2 years of college calculus, all As and Bs. Must have algebra in 8th grade or else? Not in my experience.