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Here Are The Left-Wing Initiatives Stuffed In California’s Math Framework

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The California State Board of Education adopted its 2023 teaching framework for K-12 math curriculums on Wednesday, which encourages educators to implement lessons on equity and social justice.

The framework, made up of 14 chapters, includes guidance for educators on how to teach math in a way that is “equitable and engaging” for a diverse group of students. Under the mathematics framework, educators are advised to “teach towards social justice” and in “culturally responsive ways” that “draw on students’ backgrounds.”

“Students’ perceptions of their capacity to succeed in mathematics are shaped by messaging from teachers and society,” the framework shows. “Many efforts in recent years have focused on increasing rates of success among members of historically underrepresented groups in mathematical fields. These include expanded professional training in effective pedagogical practices as well as greater attention on role models and kinds of materials used in the classroom.”

Throughout the country, teachers and school districts are moving to make classes and grades more “equity” focused; in California, a high school dropped its honors classes because they were failing to enroll enough black and Latino students. A Rhode Island school removed its  honors classes but permitted students to earn honor credit on their transcripts through some non-accelerated classes.

“This framework provides strategies to challenge, engage and support all students in deep and relevant math learning by building on successful approaches used in nations that produce high and equitable achievement in math,” Linda Darling-Hammond, California State Board of Education president said in a press release.

The California State Board of Education did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.