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Cortes, Kalena; Nomi, Takako; Goodman, Joshua – Education Next, 2013
In 2008, president-elect Barack Obama declared that preparing the nation for the "21st-century economy" required making "math and science education a national priority." Encouraging more students to take advanced classes seems laudable, but concerns have arisen about the ability of many students to complete such course work…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Minority Group Students, Algebra, Mathematics Skills