"reducing achievement gaps between demographic group" come on now. As long as budgets aren't being cut for normal or extra class for struggling students in order to have advance classes this is bad policy.

The article also sites that those that want to take Calc as seniors would need to double up or take summer classes. This means that if you're gifted you also need to have parents that can support summer school. When in reality kids should have summers to be kids.

I took Calc 2 junior year of High School, the class size was maybe 6 people. Graduating class was 100~.

Gifted kids with parents of means will just hire tutors or elect to do college classes sooner.