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Parents, students tell Mount Union Area School District board cuts left math department ‘half the size’
Summary
Public commenters at a Mount Union Area School District meeting said cuts reduced the math department from about five teachers to 2.5, forcing many courses online and prompting concerns about students’ readiness for advanced classes.
At a Mount Union Area School District board meeting, residents urged the board to address what they called severe reductions in the district’s math staff and the shift of core math courses to online instruction.
Bridal Benson, a Mount Hope Road resident, said the district has gone from five math teachers in 2019–20 to “a total of 2 and a half” this year, and that calculus and precalculus had been removed from the in‑person schedule and shifted online. “This…
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