Today’s math is more applied, ... a senior lead educator at Olney Charter High School in Philadelphia. ... that can include math manipulatives, number lines, area models and math clipart.

Under the plan approved by the board, math curricula in the state’s 24 public school systems would be built so that what kindergartners learn aligns with the math that is taught in high school.

Shannon Beighley said that 13 of her students are now moving on to Algebra I, which is regarded as a high school math course. The program itself does calibrate to the student.