Are Marylands High School Math Standards Adding Up to College Success?
The educational standards, instruction, and testing of mathematics remain a controversial subject in the United States. Given the significant and growing need for mathematics remediation, it is reasonable to question how well individual states are preparing its high school students to succeed. This evaluation examines the correlation between the skills required to perform well on the Accuplacer college-placement tests and the content covered by the related high school mathematics courses as determined by Maryland’s Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC). It also evaluates the relevancy of the recently mandated High School Assessment for Algebra I/Data Analysis. Because the remedial mathematics situation is particularly pronounced at Baltimore City Community College where nearly all incoming students are placed into remedial math courses, Baltimore City Public Schools and Baltimore City Community College are examined in greater detail. With the exception of the recently updated Algebra II sta
