Here's an article about an Oregon school district dumbing down the kids. If you don't want to take the time to read it, here's the summary:
1. No more advanced math classes, they're unfair to the kids who don't qualify.
2. They end up dividing kids by the color of their skin.
3. "students of color are overrepresented in grade level math at the secondary level "
4. " 22% of students enrolled in Algebra 1 in ninth grade received a D or F in 2019, with Latinx students receiving those grades at two to four times the rate of white students. "
5. "the way math historically has been taught in schools accelerates the students who are “good memorizers.” "
6. "As a result of these changes, more parents started enrolling their children in private school, hiring tutors or homeschooling, at least according to the critics. "
My 30-thousand foot summary: Out of one end they tell us to not judge based on skin color, and out the other end they make decisions based on skin color. In the end, they make what they think they're fixing even worse.
Corvallis schools changed the way math is taught; not everyone is happy about it