This all boils down to whether public middle schools in CA will “allow” 8th graders to take algebra or not. If they don’t, I guarantee you the Asians and wealthy whites will pay the $300 to take it online privately. My own daughter did exactly that, so she could be ready for AP Calculus in high school. Now she’s a STEM major at UCSB. This will only hurt those CA is trying to help. UC wants to see 10+ AP classes for admission.
Just curious, did she take AB calculus or BC?
And was it in the 11th grade or 12th?
“This will only hurt those CA is trying to help. “
This is the illusion that they are beneficially minded - but just foolish.
They know exactly what they are doing.
Look at the kids of the people doing this stuff. They are in private schools and/or tutors doing the exact opposite.
This is deliberate to create an even larger dysfunctional/dependent class, with less competition for elite positions for them and theirs.