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An equation for equity - Maryland's Prince George's County - includes related article on Equity 2000

by Cheryl D. Fields , June 17, 2007

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 "In high school, those freshman algebra classes tend to go to brand new teachers who weren't trained in Equity 2000, who weren't trained in teaching algebra, who don't know a graphing calculator from a television set -- and they're not up for the job," Sheppard says. One of the challenges for higher education, according to Clark, is to find ways to entice more math majors into teaching careers. Otherwise, school systems like Prince George's will continue to have to retrain teachers -- and in the process, students will suffer.

Number of students taking algebra in Prince George's County, Maryland

 Passing with    Passing with
 "B" or better    less than "B"    Not passing
 1991-92         32%               49%             19%
 1994-95         31%               49%             20%
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