OPINION: As the years have gone by, San Francisco has been doing something eerily similar to what Theranos did: misleading the public about key metrics of its math equity solution.
In 2014, SFUSD piloted a bold new vision on how to improve equity and outcomes. The plan was to keep students within each grade together in math until 11th grade in order to dramatically reduce opportunity gaps.
Carranza’s remarks remind me of the bogus claims Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos made when trying to convince investors to invest in her magical pharmaceutical product. Unfortunately, as the years have gone by, San Francisco has been doing something similar: misleading the public about key metrics of its math equity solution. Two claims in particular have been heavily publicized when promoting the 2014 math sequence decision.
The second claim is that the number of students taking advanced math has increased dramatically. This claim relies on treating the algebra II + precalculus compression class , which the district created to provide a pathway to calculus, as a post-algebra II course, which it is not. Recently, prominent STEM professors sent a letter to the SFUSD math department expressing their concerns about this sequence and described the compression class as “antithetical to responsible preparation.
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