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Some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent schools have ditched Honors classes in the name of equity — but it’s a terrible idea
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Palo Alto dad Nan Zhong says the school district is “approaching the achievement gap in the wrong way” The move has drawn widespread scrutiny, including from local Democratic congressman Ro Khanna .
Neighboring Fremont Unified School District and Sequoia Union High School Districts have also eliminated Honors courses in an effort to de-lane.
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https://x.com/RoKhanna/status/1921958772706066650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1921958772706066650%7Ctwgr%5E4b2c0cc9bec12299271dc8488d7fb27c84c0fa1f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https://dailycaller.com/2025/05/12/ro-khanna-palo-alto-unified-school-district-honors-biology-program/https://x.com/Dale_Chu/status/1921987539939815817https://www.paloaltoonline.com/education/2025/01/15/palo-alto-unified-considers-delaning-merging-its-honors-and-regular-biology-courses/https://www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/2014/02/11/delay-in-de-laning-paly-9th-grade-english-is-unfortunate/https://www.paloaltoonline.com/education/2025/01/21/school-district-approves-merging-freshman-biology-into-one-course/
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