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Dumbing Down Public-School Math in the Name of Social Justice

Dumbing Down Public-School Math in the Name of Social Justice
A student performs a math assignment at Mathnasium, in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on May 12, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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In the interest of “math equity”—doing something about racial disparities in accelerated mathematics classes for gifted middle-school and high-school students—the state of California is considering simply doing away with public schools’ accelerated math track altogether.

Charlotte Allen
Charlotte Allen
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Charlotte Allen is the executive editor of Catholic Arts Today and a frequent contributor to Quillette. She has a doctorate in medieval studies from the Catholic University of America.
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