February 2022
A New Calculus for College Admissions: How Policy, Practice, and Perceptions of High School Math Education Limit Equitable Access to College
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Purpose
This report explores evolving views of the role that math plays in education and college admission. Through a national survey and a series of interviews, the report examines four-year college and university admission policies on high school math course-taking, the often unwritten practices that determine how those policies operate, and the perceptions that influence evaluations of students' high school records.
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