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Why Pythagoras staggers us Recommendations for Math A exams ALBANY, NY — Current state requirements for high school
graduation include passing the Math A test, but last June about one-third of
those taking the exam failed it, even after the passing grade was lowered from
65 to 55. The test played havoc with students’ plans and school
district graduation ceremonies. Exam scores were set aside and the state was
forced to admit there were problems with the exam. On October 8, the state Board of Regents released a report
by a panel of math educators who examined the June disaster. Their report quoted an earlier 1998 State Education
Department (SED) report, which then warned of problems in changing math
graduation requirements. Math A is a combination of portions of the older
Course I and Course II math programs, but educators felt it had a higher
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