A new Texas law calls for every student who performs in the top 40% on a fifth-grade math assessment to be enrolled automatically in advanced math for sixth grade. Before the pandemic, Black and Hispanic students in Texas were routinely left out of advanced classes even if they earned high test scores. Advocates for the new policy say it's a workforce issue in addition to an equity issue.

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Which students get into advanced math? Texas is using test scores to limit bias

By Talia Richman | Dallas Morning News | The Associated Press - Texas has implemented an opt-out policy for sixth-grade math that removes barriers between bright students and rigorous courses, increasing the number of Black and Hispanic students in advanced math and paving the way for a STEM major in college and a high-paying career.

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By TALIA RICHMAN of The Dallas Morning News DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class.  “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha was little when his family immigrated from Myanmar and, for much of his time in Dallas schools, he took courses designed for children who are learning English. In fifth grade, his standardized test scores …

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DALLAS (AP) -- When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class.

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DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said.

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DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class.  “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha was little when his family immigrated from Myanmar and, for much of his time in Dallas schools, he took courses designed for children who are learning English. In fifth grade, his standardized test scores showed he was a strong math student — someon…

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