Most students have access to Algebra 1 in 8th grade... some in 7th... putting SF public school kids at a disadvantage compared to their bay area peers.
There are two outliers:
1/ small districts who don't have enough students to offer accelerated math, and
2/Oakland... which last year decided to follow San Francisco's lead.
Teachers in Oakland are now raising funds so their students can take Algebra 1 in summer school instead of falling behind.
They shouldn't have to do this.