For AsianAmericanVoters.org, we urge students to develop equity and to strive for excellence to reach their highest potential.  Building equity is important in a school district that boast the top 25-percentile of schools AND the lowest achieving 25-percentile of schools in the State of California. Meanwhile, supporting excellence is also essential because it is the best way for Asian Americans and minorities to fight job discrimination. No one would avoid taking the train just because the railroads were built by immigrants. We need to close the achievement gap, by raising the floor while keeping the ceiling high.
Delaying 8th-Grade Algebra serves the purpose of building equity, while adding a 10th-Grade Summer Course on Geometry supports excellence.  We applaud SFUSD for coming up with this nice solution.  With the option of a Geometry Summer Course,  students who aspire to apply at  top-notched colleges can take AP classes at 12th grade, while potentially completing 5 math classes in sequence in 4 years of high school.

About 70 parents and students of the school district attended the seminar on a stormy night at Hoover Middle School.  PPS-SF made detailed explanation in Cantonese on the assignment process and encouraged families to continue with the engagement. PPS-SF also shared enrollment and assignment statistics and collected feedback.  AsianAmericanVoters.org provided English translation to a dozen members who were English speakers. AsianAmericanVoters.org also served pizzas and hot tea.  Many families left with more confidence than before attending the seminar. What a collaborated success!