EQUITY!-----Virginia moving to eliminate all accelerated math courses before 11th grade as part of equity-focused plan | Fox News

Virginia moving to eliminate all accelerated math courses before 11th grade as part of equity-focused plan | Fox News

• State says framework includes 'differentiated instruction' catered to the needs of the child

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is moving to eliminate all accelerated math options prior to 11th grade, effectively keeping higher-achieving students from advancing as they usually would in the school system.

...A Loudoun parent who spoke on the condition of anonymity worried that the changes would "lower standards for all students in the name of equity."

...Ian Prior, a Loudoun parent and former Trump administration official, similarly panned the move as a way to "stifle advancement for gifted students and set them back as they prepare for advanced mathematics in college. This is critical race theory in action and parents should be outraged."...Read all.