Report Finds: MATH COURSES MATTER

From an though provoking report in the Spring '04 issue of American Educator entitled "It's Time To Tell the Kids: If You Don't Do Well in High School, You Won't Do Well in College (or on the Job)":

The further you go in math in high school, the better your chances of earning a college degree.… Taking higher-level math is a predictor of college success too: 80 percent of calculus students earn a degree compared to 8 percent of students whose highest math class is Algebra 1.

Something to keep in mind when trying to convince students why taking challenging math courses is important during high school.