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In 2014, The Calculus Project launched in Orange County Public Schools with 23 students. Since then, the program's enrollment and reach has grown exponentially. The Calculus Project now serves over 2,000 students on all elementary and middle school campuses in Orange County.
“Looking to boost calculus success, Orange turns to 7th graders” | Orlando Sentinel
June 26, 2017
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/education/os-calculus-project-orange-schools-20170620-story.html
Students who take a calculus course in high school are more likely to succeed in engineering, science and technology majors in college than those who don’t, so Orange County’s Calculus Project offers the promise of opening STEM careers.
Paul Cottle, physics professor at Florida State University
Orlando Sentinel
Orange County’s first phase of the Calculus Project -- boosting middle school algebra success -- is working. In 2017, Orange had a larger percentage of middle school students -- 45.7 percent -- taking and passing algebra 1 than any other school district in Florida, nudging past Seminole County school district, which often leads the state in math and science success.
Paul Cottle, physics professor at Florida State University
Orlando Sentinel