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Fort Worth ISD is revolutionizing middle school math by ditching traditional classes and letting students choose between advanced or accelerated tracks starting this fall—aiming to get more kids, especially from under-resourced backgrounds, into Algebra I by eighth grade. The district’s bold move, aligned with a new Texas state law, condenses three years of math into two focused courses, with a new curriculum for grades six and seven. While Dallas ISD’s similar experiment already shows success—with half of eighth graders now in Algebra I—some parents fear rushing kids without solid foundations could backfire and strip away parental choice.

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