Ahead of the Game? Course-Taking Patterns under a Math Pathways Reform. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-734
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| Title: | Ahead of the Game? Course-Taking Patterns under a Math Pathways Reform. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-734 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Elizabeth Huffaker, Sarah Novicoff, Thomas S. Dee, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University |
| Source: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2023. |
| Availability: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 30 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Grade 9 Junior High Schools Middle Schools Grade 10 |
| Descriptors: | Educational Change, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Geometry, High School Students, Grade 9, Grade 10, Advanced Placement, Calculus, Student Characteristics, Race, Enrollment Trends |
| Geographic Terms: | California (San Francisco) |
| Abstract: | A controversial, equity-focused mathematics reform in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) featured delaying Algebra I until ninth grade for all students. This descriptive study examines student-level longitudinal data on mathematics course-taking across successive cohorts of SFUSD students who spanned the reform's implementation. We observe large changes in ninth and tenth grades (e.g., delaying Algebra I and Geometry). Participation in Advanced Placement (AP) math initially fell 15% (6 pp.) driven by declines in AP Calculus and among Asian/Pacific-Islander students. However, growing participation in acceleration options attenuated these reductions. Large ethnoracial gaps in advanced math course-taking remained. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED672232 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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