History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
NEW REPORT: Los Angeles' road to A-G for all
Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
Math gap starts early and persists
- 07-25-2011
-
Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
The disparities in math achievement among California students in seventh grade were evident five years earlier, when they were in second grade. An obvious – and not surprising – implication, according to EdSource, which examined the data: To prepare students for algebra in eighth grade and a college degree in the sciences and engineering, focus on preschool and interventions in early grades. In “California’s Math Pipeline: Success Begins Early,” EdSource found that 53 percent of seventh graders in 2010 were either proficient in the seventh grade Californian Standards Tests or were enrolled in Algebra I – evidence of advanced math skills. This was about the same as the 56 percent math proficiency they demonstrated as second graders in 2005. With a few notable exceptions, the disparities in scores among ethnic and racial groups that first appeared in second grade persisted in seventh (see graph). (more...)
Send this
Print this
