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My math-and-physics-teacher husband knew that if our daughter didn’t take geometry in 9th grade, she’d never get to calculus. He was right. Read the entire post at: https://www.the74million.org/article/how-keeping-8th-graders-from-taking-algebra-can-derail-their-futures-in-stem/

High schools in states that start after Labor Day end up with fewer instructional days before the exams than those that open their doors in mid-August, and sometimes even in late July. Does this discrepancy create a difference in results? Read all about it at: https://www.the74million.org/article/late-starting-schools-have-less-time-to-prep-for-ap-exams-does-it-matter/

We refused to hire a tutor to do the teacher’s job. Instead, my daughter pushed the school for better teachers. She passed with flying colors