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New data reveals the real problem in education - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

New data reveals the real problem in education - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

New data reveals the real problem in education

Three thousand high schools across the country serving nearly half a million students had no math classes higher than Algebra 1 in the 2009-10 academic year, and more than 2 million students in about 7,300 schools had no access to calculus classes, according to federal data released this week.

The new Education Department data details the unequal resources available to the poorest and neediest students. Statistics released from what is known as the Civil Rights Data Collection, covering approximately 7,000 school districts and more than 72,000 schools, also showed:

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