Lots of kids can’t do math & science. It’s horrible when you force a kid to take classes they’re not qualified to take. Like a deer in the headlights.
This article states that some of the minority students repeating Algebra 1 scored higher than those not held back. I'd like to know why...class grades, student choice, perhaps an unwillingness to complete course work in summer school.
I don't like articles such as this. The author is assuming the premise that Calculus in HS is preferable to a mastery level of the basics.