SAN ANTONIO — In a state that has passed anti-diversity laws and tried to squelch instruction on systemic racism, a new law could open doors for Latino and Black children long shut out of advanced ...

When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha was little when ...

Our country is facing a math crisis, with students’ scores on standardized assessments persistently stagnant or declining. When it comes to public policy, there are rarely any easy solutions, but ...

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SAN ANTONIO — In a state that has passed anti-diversity laws and tried to squelch instruction on systemic racism, a new law could open doors for Latino and Black children long shut out of advanced ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There’s a new state law requiring all middle school students who test in a certain percentile to automatically be put in advanced math classes. The goal? Eliminating the equity gap.

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Jennifer Williams, center, teaches math at Tasby Middle School in Dallas, TX, on Sep 15, 2023. Credit: Jason Janik/Dallas Morning News The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

A new Texas law calls for every student who performs in the top 40% on a fifth-grade math assessment to be enrolled automatically in advanced math for sixth grade. DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked ...