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California drops new ‘social justice’ math curriculum after critics say it would ‘de-mathematize math’

By Lawrence Richard
Published July 13, 2021 9:15pm ET
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California drops new ‘social justice’ math curriculum after critics say it would ‘de-mathematize math’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, flanked by Attorney General Xavier Becerra, right, answers a question concerning a lawsuit the state will likely file against President Donald Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. | (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

The California Board of Education will not implement its newly proposed mathematics curriculum after critics argued its racial equality components would “de-mathematize math.”

The Mathematics Curriculum Framework is expected to be postponed for 10 months, until May 2022, after a board meeting vote on Wednesday.

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