California abandons algebra requirement for eighth-graders

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82. How did she make it through the CA school system without taking Algebra?

As the OP says, it has been a requirement for 8th graders for 15 years.

High school graduation ed code requires two years of mathematics to graduate:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/hsgrmath.asp

"Minimum graduation requirements for mathematics. California Education Code (EC) specifies that beginning with the graduating class of 2003-04 and each subsequent year, pupils must meet the following minimum graduation requirements for mathematics:

1. Complete at least two courses in mathematics in grades nine through twelve.

2. One or a combination of these courses must meet or exceed the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I. As stated in EC 51224.5(c), if a student, prior to enrollment in grade nine, completes coursework in algebra that meets or exceeds the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the State Board of Education (SBE), then the Algebra I graduation requirement is met.

Although the algebra requirement is met, the student must still complete two years of mathematics in grades nine through twelve as required by EC 51225.3(a)(1)(B). The determination if the coursework in algebra, taken prior to grade nine, meets or exceeds the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the SBE, is a local decision. EC Section 51224."


Did she go to a private school?