After years of complaining that school systems outside of the USA are way ahead in math and science someone decided to do something about it.

Every California eighth-grader will be tested in algebra -- ready or not -- under a policy approved Wednesday that could make the state the first in the nation to require an upper-level math class before high school.

The state Board of Education voted for the change under pressure from federal officials and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who broke months of silence by siding this week with advocates who want algebra to become mandatory in eighth grade within three years.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,4784066.story

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