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Parents are waking up to the scam in education called critical race theory. The dismantling of high school math courses demands the same attention. It is really a struggle to imagine what the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has in mind by discussing the elimination of accelerated math classes in schools until 11th grade in the name of equity. The story broke in April 2021and shortly thereafter, the VDOE leadership was backpedaling due to parent backlash. “Absolutely, acceleration is NOT going away in mathematics courses in Virginia, if a student needs an accelerated pathway they will absolutely get it,” said...

In the name of equality, the California Department of Education seeks to dumb down the brightest kids.Dumbing Down of America Takes Another Leap ForwardA friend of mine emailed an article the likes of which always prompts me to say "really?"Please consider the Reason article In the Name of Equity, California Will Discourage Students Who Are Gifted at Math.Culturally Responsive FrameworkI like to verify things myself and you can do so as well by reading the California Department of Education Mathematics Framework. In its framework, the Department of Education seeks "Culturally responsive mathematics education."Introduction Highlights Active efforts in mathematics teaching are...

Pasadena City College students are the top users in the entire country of a free online textbook resource called OpenStax. At PCC, over 46,000 students are using a free OpenStax textbook instead of the print editions, leading to an estimated savings of $4.2 million. OpenStax, a nonprofit based at Rice University in Texas, said PCC topped the list of schools nationwide where students take advantage of the free textbook technology for the 2017-2018 academic year. OpenStax textbooks are in use at 48 percent of colleges and universities in the U.S....