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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG there is no math change like this.  OP you are wasting your time and everyone else's.  None of this crap is actually true.[/quote]

Loudoun has already begun some of the phasing in. This year's 5th graders cannot take Alegebra next year, and even for pre-Algebra they have the test in with the same test they used to give for Algebra. Most "smart" 5th graders will be taking "Foundations of Algebra" in 6th followed by "Pre Algebra" in 7th, and not Algebra until 8th. That is definitely a departure from Math in Loudoun in previous years. [/quote]

That is LCPS acting on its own, nothing required by VDOE.

Many school districts have been reworking middle school math paths over recent years to limit/slow acceleration by discouraging/eliminating compacted math. For example, discussion for APS in 2019: 
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/812180.page

Algebra in 8th grade is appropriate for the vast majority of high-achieving kids. The actual # of "very superior" is quite small in reality. 
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