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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here was what I got in an FCPS email:

Understanding the Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative

[b]Fairfax County Public Schools is preparing for the implementation [/b]of the Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative (VMPI) and we want families to be aware of proposed changes to Mathematics course offerings. To understand the proposed changes to the course progressions, VDOE is offering Community Informational Sessions on the following dates:

Tuesday, March 23, 6:30 p.m.—Why Change Mathematics Instruction?
Tuesday, April 13, 6:30 p.m.—How Does VMPI Affect Virginia Children’s Futures?
Tuesday, April 27, 6:30 p.m.—Essential Concepts in Grades 8-10
Tuesday, May 25, 6:30 p.m.—Advanced Pathways in Grades 11-12
Questions participants would like to have addressed during the sessions can be submitted online. For additional information, visit VMPI's webpage[/quote]

This doesn't say anything about removing algebra 1 from middle school.  
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Sigh. Read the link above I prefaced with “background.”  Quoting it: “ The Virginia Mathematics Pathway Initiative (VMPI) would replace the traditional mathematics progression of Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 courses with courses that teach so-called “essential” topics. [b]Under the plan, all students would take the same courses through the tenth grade but would then be allowed to enroll in classes that correspond with their post-graduation career plans.”[/b]

Under VMPI, all students too the same math classes until 2 years before graduation. Do you interpret that to mean all 7th graders took algebra? [/quote]

That was a quote from a politician based on misinformation.

When did VDOE tell parents that their kids would no longer be able to take algebra 1 in middle school? And that VDOE [i]"not only considered it, but parents were told it was essentially happening"
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