The California State University Board of Trustees has postponed a vote on requiring high school students to take a fourth year of math in order to study potential impacts of the proposal. That vote will now take place in spring 2022.  Although the board approved moving forward with a phased implementation of the requirement at its January meeting, it stopped short of making changes to the California Code of Regulations requiring a quantitative reasoning class. That leaves the door open to extend or even halt the implementation timeline, according to the meeting agenda.  Supporters of adding a quantitative reasoning course requirement say it will better prepare students of all backgrounds for college and career success. Opponents say many students, particularly students in underserved communities, lack access to these courses and therefore could be shut out of attending a CSU. While the proposal allows for an initial exemption for students whose schools do not offer these courses, school districts have expressed that they lack the STEM-qualified teachers to fully support this requirement. The requirement is currently set to go into effect in the fall of 2027. The delay will allow time to study the impact of this proposal via a third-party independent analysis. The CSU chancellor will provide a progress report to the board in March 2021, followed by a final report in January 2022 that will include findings from the analysis, as well the progress on hiring STEM qualified teachers.