Students in the class of 2014, attending any school within the Warwick Public Schools district, are being held accountable for reaching a level of proficiency on the math portion of NECAP testing to graduate. It is unreasonable to dictate whether a student should graduate or not based on their skill in intermediate math, such as algebra, that are realistically not used in the real world unless pursuing an advanced mathematical career. Scoring proficient on a test that includes material that is completely irrelevant to the newly proposed Common Core is unlikely, considering a mere 2% of students in the state of Rhode Island were able to do so. It is reasonable to say that a student that has poor math skills in advanced topics would, realistically, pursue a career that does not involve such skills.
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