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OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- The Ogden School District has approved a change that means high school students graduating in 2011 won't have to take a fourth year of math to get their diploma.
The district had instituted the requirement for the class of 2011 a few years ago to keep students' math skills sharp. But the school board now says the extra year restricts students more than it helps them.
Bruce Penland, executive director of secondary education for the district, says college administrators have complained that fewer math requirements mean students will have gone too long without a math class by the time they reach college.
But Penland says improvements in learning weren't significant enough to continue the requirement.
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Information from: Standard-Examiner
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