ATLANTA - Published reports say some school systems in Georgia have invested millions of dollars in a new math curriculum which the state school superintendent recommends be scrapped.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that a survey of some school districts in the Atlanta area found that four systems alone have already invested seven million dollars in the program.
The integrated math curriculum has been linked by some people with lower test scores in Georgia.
New state schools superintendent John Barge has called for rescinding it in favor of three options for school systems: keep it, return to more traditional math classes, or a combination of of the two.
Hall County Schools Supt. Will Schofield said all systems in the state implemented the curriculum as was required by law. As for the future of the curriculum in the Hall County system, Schofield said "We are not making any big decisions about the future until the state makes their decision."
Gainesville Schools Supt. Merrianne Dyer said "this has been a very difficult shift for several reasons. We are revisiting the idea. We have found that some of our students are doing very well with integrated math. However, we have more that have struggled with it and are being held up in their course sequence toward graduation."
Dr. Dyer went on to say that Gainesville students who move out of state are having a difficult time transitioning to the curriculum of other states, and in some cases, losing the credits.
"We have invested in supporting the implementation; however, we can adjust and use the materials if the state decides to return to discrete math courses- Integrated Algebra, Integrated Geometry, so forth."
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