07.22.08

State education officials plan to put Washington's Class of 2013 on the path of a world-class math education when they meet this week at the Evergreen school district's administrative center.

The Washington State Board of Education will meet Wednesday and Thursday to discuss several upgrades in high school graduation requirements. They include raising the number of required credits from 19 to 24, as well as a third math credit at the level of Algebra II or higher.

"It will be the biggest and most-happening state board meeting in two years," said Edie Harding, the board's executive director.

While the overall boost in required credits -  dubbed the Core 24 - probably will have to wait for more state money, the board of education is expected to approve the third year of math during Thursday's session.