re: More evidence that math is x-ist: Algebra is a "civil rights issue"

Sounds like the same old same old: 'what does this math have to do with every day life if I'miss not a mathematician or teacher?'

Well, I say if you can't hack (pass) college algebra up to trig, you shouldn'the get a degree - even from a CC...

Regarding college-level calc or stats, let's admit there can be some differences in sections designed for the general population and those designed as engineering 'gate class' requirements...