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In its “State of the States” report on math instruction published last week, the National Council on Teacher Quality sharply criticized California and many of its teacher certification programs for ineffectively preparing new elementary teachers to teach math and for failing to support and guide them once they reach the classroom.

More than four decades after it was approved by voters, a new study says Prop. 13 contributed to wider wealth gaps, unstable education funding and housing shortages.