San Francisco Voters Approve Measure Allowing 8th-Graders to Take Algebra I
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Students at P-TECH high school in Brooklyn, New York, build a ferris wheel as part of their interactive instruction during a 10th-grade algebra and trigonometry class in 2015. (Amal Chen/The Epoch Times)
By Micaela Ricaforte
3/7/2024Updated: 3/7/2024

The number of San Francisco eighth-graders taking algebra will be greater than zero.

San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a measure in the March 5 primary election requiring its school district to again offer Algebra I courses to eighth-grade students.

As of March 7, 83 percent of voters approved Measure G, according to the city’s and county’s department of elections. The measure needed a simple majority to pass.

San Francisco Unified district leaders voted in 2014 to not offer Algebra I until high school to avoid separating middle school students into different academic levels.

With the measure passing, the district must also build a math curriculum and instruction team and ensure students, especially girls and women, have access to courses that would qualify them for science, technology, engineering and math—known as STEM— majors at California universities and colleges, among other issues.

The district has 55,537 students enrolled, according to the state’s Education Department.

According to updated results March 7, voter turnout was 26 percent.

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Micaela Ricaforte covers education in Southern California for The Epoch Times. In addition to writing, she is passionate about music, books, and coffee.

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