The study found that flawed math placement practices in nine Bay Area school districts forced many of these students to repeat math courses they had already taken, even though they had passed standardized tests and/or earned a “B” grade or better in the course.

The result is a future in which technology companies face a problem larger than a lack of workforce diversity–the inability to find enough local, skilled employees to remain globally competitive.

School districts can help eliminate math misplacement and ensure students have an opportunity to excel in mathematics by adopting fair, objective and transparent math placement policies. And in most cases, this solution requires only a firm will to make it happen, as districts that have tackled the math

misplacement issue have done so with existing resources.

Valley Community Foundation“>Silicon Valley Community Foundation is leading the way to address math misplacement, working with 22 Bay Area school districts to help them adopt and implement fair, objective and transparent math placement policies.