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Sponsored by Anette Lopez-Quevedo, Hetvi Patel of Columbia Central High School
This legislation was filed in the Education category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section I) In the state of Tennessee, schools require students to take 4 years/credits of high |
| 4 | school math. The math credits include Algebra I, Geometry/Trigonometry, and Algebra II. The |
| 5 | fourth math credit is generally Bridge Math, Pre-calculus, or Calculus. |
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| 7 | Section II) This bill would only require students to take 3 years of math in high school. Many |
| 8 | students do not need math knowledge beyond Algebra II. Taking 4 years of math often leads to a |
| 9 | reduction in individual students’ GPA. This can be prevented by replacing math with a more |
| 10 | individually class senior year. |
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| 12 | Section III) Additionally, passing this law would also ease up the math departments of many high |
| 13 | schools as there is a statewide shortage of high school math teachers. |
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| 15 | Section VI) There are many U.S. states that only require 3 years of high school math for these |
| 16 | reasons (e.g., Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, Nevada, New Jersey, and New York). |
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| 18 | Section V) Math credits from middle school will not count toward the 3 credits. Students can still |
| 19 | take 4 years of math if desired. This bill will not prohibit any student from taking math classes that |
| 20 | they desire to take and have the potential for. |
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