Algebra 2 Completion Questioned For College Readiness

Algebra 2: Not the Same Credential It Used to Be?
A lot more students are completing the course, but a Brooking Institution analysis suggests that line on the transcript means less than in days of yore. “Taking and successfully completing an Algebra II course, which once certified high school students’ mastery of advanced topics in algebra and solid preparation for college-level mathematics, no longer means what it once did,” writes the report’s author Tom Loveless. (Education Week, premium article access compliments of edweek.org, 09/04/13)