Out today: Nearly 2,000 juniors across 16 high schools in #Houston ISD were pulled from Algebra II and placed in a remedial math course. At some schools, as many as 70% of juniors were similarly demoted into less challenging classes.
It wasn't due to poor performance ... https://www.texasobserver.org/the-houston-miracle-shell-game/
#education #GulfCoast #Texas #politics #USpol #news #schools
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