@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social
2026-08-08 17:00 UTC
From Daniel Dawer and Ruth Kravetz: Nearly 2,000 juniors at 16 high schools in Houston ISD were pulled from Algebra II and placed in remedial math. At some schools, about 70% of juniors were similarly demoted into less challenging classes.
It wasn't due to poor grades ... https://www.texasobserver.org/the-houston-miracle-shell-game/
#education #Houston #GulfCoast #Texas #politics #USpol #news
Replies (3)
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@Dss@infosec.exchange 2026-08-08 22:25
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social That's disgusting! Thousands of children's futures, wrecked.
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@ZiggyZapf@dice.camp 2026-08-08 20:42
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social Ick. I breezed my way to A's in Algebra II Honors and Pre-Calc in high school. I can only imagine how insulted I'd be if I had my math classes demoted to spin metrics.
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@count_01@mastodon.social 2026-08-08 22:17
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social "Let's dumb down the next generation," they said. "It'll be fun " they said. "Our competitive school rating depends on teaching the students less," they... [record scratch]