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So What?
1) The U.S. Department of Education studied transcripts of high school graduates to determine what percent had taken
mathematics courses during high school.
2) Percentage of students taking high school geometry increased from 48% in 1982 to 83% in 2005.
3) Nearly a five times increase in the percentage of students taking high school pre-calculus from 5% in 1983 to nearly 14% in
2005.
4) More than three times increase in the percentage of students taking high school calculus or AP calculus from nearly 7% in
1982 to nearly 23% in 2005.
5) Eight times increase in the percentage of students taking high school probability or statistics from less than 1% in 1982 to
nearly 8% in 2005.
1) The U.S. Department of Education studied transcripts of high school graduates to determine what percent had taken
mathematics courses during high school.
2) Percentage of students taking high school geometry increased from 48% in 1982 to 83% in 2005.
3) Nearly a five times increase in the percentage of students taking high school pre-calculus from 5% in 1983 to nearly 14% in
2005.
4) More than three times increase in the percentage of students taking high school calculus or AP calculus from nearly 7% in
1982 to nearly 23% in 2005.
5) Eight times increase in the percentage of students taking high school probability or statistics from less than 1% in 1982 to
nearly 8% in 2005.
High School Graduates Taking Math Over Time
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