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Teachers worry they lack the resources to make state plan work

Midway through summer vacation, dozens of teenagers sat hunched over desks in an Oxnard high school last week, tackling algebra.

They start their freshman year at Hueneme High School this fall but are spending six weeks this summer brushing up on skills they will need to master the subject some experts call the gateway to college.

Success in algebra is linked to both higher graduation rates and college admissions, a national mathematics advisory panel reported this year. And this month, state officials decided to make sure all students are tested in the subject by the end of eighth grade. Plans call to phase in the requirement within the next three years.

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