Monday, April 8, 2013

Call it much ado about Algebra II

That's a request from the Chronicle about SB 3, which would adjust high school graduation requirements in order to:

. . . give students more options in career training and vocational skills, thus aiming to help them land well-paying technical jobs that don't necessarily require college degrees.

But that could mean no longer requiring Algebra II for all students, something opponents say will ultimately produce future Texans who are less prepared for the workforce of the future — not more so.


So is Algebra II necessary?

- Here's an argument that this is a great leap backwards.