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SFUSD superintendent defends Common Core math sequence, says 'the algebra that people are talking about no longer exists'
Summary
Superintendent Carranza outlined the district's teacher-driven rollout of Common Core math, argued the new sequence shifts algebra content across grades to deepen conceptual understanding, and said the changes aim to expand access for students underrepresented in AP math.
Superintendent Carranza used an extended report to defend San Francisco Unified School District's approach to implementing the Common Core math standards and to address parental concerns about acceleration and equity.
Carranza told the board that the district intentionally reallocated content so that ‘‘the algebra that people are talking about no longer exists. It is gone,’’ arguing the older Algebra 1 course has been split across grade 8 and a high-school algebra course so students learn procedural skills along with conceptual understanding and data-analysis topics. He said the district involved ‘‘over 300 teachers’’ in…
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