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Peer reviewedCheckley, Kathy – Educational Leadership, 2001
Robert P. Moses, teacher and Civil Rights activist, discusses contributions of his Algebra Project for predominantly minority youngsters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Taking and passing algebra in the eighth grade qualifies students for high-school honors math courses and improves their chances to enter college. Transforming neighborhood schools is…
Descriptors: Activism, Algebra, Blacks, Citizenship Responsibility
