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You are incorrect. That was what they did under 2.0. When they switched curriculums, they changed it so that it follows common core. Regular track is algebra 1 in 9th and math 8 in 8th.

The advanced track (AMP 6+/7+) has kids take algebra 1 in 8th.

The very advanced track (AIM) has kids take algebra 1 in 7th.

But the regular track is definitely algebra 1 in 9th, which is where is should be in alignment with common core.[/quote]

"Regular" is a very wide range. Algebra in 8th is in Common Core, via compacted middle school.
The vast majority of students who attend 4-year college (26% of students) will take Algebra by 8th and Calculus in highschool (20% of students).

Those numbers are surely higher in MCPS, which still promotes Algebra in 8th as the "successful" pathway.

https://coursebulletin.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/CourseLists/Index/234
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Regular is the default option offered to kids who don’t accelerate. Contrary to DCUM myth, most kids on MCPS follow the regular track. And that is for algebra 1 in 9th grade, following common core standrds. Algebra in 8th is accelerated, and in 7th even more so. MCPS under Jack Smith pushed for the regular track to be for algebra 1 in 8th, and many kids really struggled. That’s why regular is in 9th. [/quote]

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