Algebra 2 changes add up for some, not others
Some of the content is coming out of Algebra 2 in Michigan, which state education department officials say will make the course a bit more manageable for the thousands of students who must pass it to graduate. But critics, mostly math experts, say the state is watering down one of the most rigorous Algebra 2 curricula in the nation.Gone now from required content are statistics, probability and basic trigonometry. Left are concepts that include functions, equations and reasoning. Lori Higgins, The Detroit Free Press, Oct. 6, 2009
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