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REVIEW JUNE 19, 2024
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Proviso East principal pushes to add 4th year of math
Illinois Report Card shows only 1.7% of students are ‘proficient’ in math By AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ Staff Reporter
Could requiring a fourth year of math help students increase their proficiency in the subject? Proviso East Principal Rodney Hull thinks so. During a June 11 board of education meeting, Hull presented a “4th Year of Math Justification” to the board. According to Hull’s presentation, East and West only require three years of math while Proviso Math and Science Academy requires five years. The Illinois State Board of Education requires a minimum of three years of math. The most common math courses taken at East and
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