There is also money for a Mathematics Support Plan and math materials and textbooks. Boston School Dept. Researchers also found the racial gap in the level of math instruction increased after grade nine. Lynch says that's one reason for the new policy of trying to have students do more catching up before they move on to grade 10. She says district high schools are also starting to offer more classes at advanced levels.
Researchers say remedies have to begin as early as preschool.
She also says it's too soon to require passing the test for graduation. Researchers call for giving students more incentives and opportunities to study courses that are more challenging. One researcher, Natalie Carithers, said she had to make the effort to get more information about courses being taken by her children.