The Wyoming Senate has rejected an attempt to require four years of math in public high schools. The debate came during a discussion on a bill addressing education accountability and assessment. Currently the state requires three years of math and Senator Hank Coe says increasing it to four years will help improve education.
“You know this is a global economy…big time. And the United States is not getting it done and honestly we aren’t getting it done in Wyoming either. Rigor is what we need.”
Coe says 54 percent of Wyoming graduates who attend college are forced to take remedial math. Senator Jeff Wasserburger pushed to keep the requirement at three years, so that students don’t lose the ability to take electives.
