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Why San Francisco Parents Are Outraged Over Math | Rex Ridgeway
Manage episode 377211272 series 3364485
Siyamak sits down with Rex Ridgeway, president of the PTA at Lincoln High School in San Francisco. He explains how San Francisco's inclusion policies are actually hurting the overall performance of students and why parents are leaving the public school system.
"Kids in San Francisco can't get to calculus. They moved Algebra 1 out from the 8th grade in a city, which Mayor London Breed has recently said is the hub of AI. In the heart of Silicon Valley, you don't let kids shine."
178 episodes
Manage episode 377211272 series 3364485
Siyamak sits down with Rex Ridgeway, president of the PTA at Lincoln High School in San Francisco. He explains how San Francisco's inclusion policies are actually hurting the overall performance of students and why parents are leaving the public school system.
"Kids in San Francisco can't get to calculus. They moved Algebra 1 out from the 8th grade in a city, which Mayor London Breed has recently said is the hub of AI. In the heart of Silicon Valley, you don't let kids shine."
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