Sen. Weber-Pierson Bill takes aim at early Math gaps

Senate Bill (SB) 1067, introduced in February by Sen. Akilah Weber-Pierson (D-San Diego), seeks to close California’s racial achievement gap in education by requiring universal screening and early identification of math difficulties for students in kindergarten through second grade.

“California students are tested multiple times throughout their academic careers. Through the statewide California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), students take math assessments in grades 3–8 and again in the 11th grade,” Weber-Pierson said. “These assessments provide important information about student learning, but they begin in the third grade, and by that time, many students who are struggling with foundational math skills have already fallen behind.”

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