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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Accelerated math instruction is increasingly common in Washington area schools, with a growing share of students working two or more years ahead of their grade.

Percentage of Montgomery County students who finish ninth-grade Algebra I by the end of seventh grade:

1997-98: 3 percent

2000-01: 8

2004-05: 15

2005-06: 17

2006-07: 22

Percentage of Fairfax County seventh-grade students taking Algebra I or above:

1997-08: 4 percent

2000-01: 4

2004-05: 3

2005-06: 5

2006-07: 9