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Parents and students urge Montgomery board to restore accelerated middle-school math pathways
Summary
At the March 18 meeting, parents, students and higher-education faculty pressed the board to reinstate accelerated math pathways eliminated in recent curriculum changes, arguing the change reduces opportunities for advanced students and may affect college readiness and competitive outcomes.
Dozens of parents, students and educators used the March 18 Montgomery Township Board of Education meeting to press the district to restore accelerated middle-school math pathways and to request clearer evidence that the recent math-program changes will preserve advanced-course access at the high school.
Multiple students and parents described personal experience in the district’s former accelerated pathway — a multi-year sequence that placed qualifying students into pre-algebra and algebra earlier than the standard track so they could reach Algebra II and advanced calculus in high school. Students said the pathway supports participation in math competitions and deepens problem-solving skills; a Rutgers business-school director who spoke to the board said…
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