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Advancing a Mathematics of Opportunity

Just Equations reconceptualizes the role of math in ensuring educational equity.

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Just Equations advances evidence-based policies and strategies that ensure all students develop the quantitative foundation they need to succeed in college and beyond.

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The Mathematics of Opportunity: Charting a Path to Equity
Conference
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March 1, 2022

The Mathematics of Opportunity: Charting a Path to Equity

Just Equations' fourth annual Mathematics of Opportunity conference featured Harvey Mudd College professor and PBS “NOVA Wonders” co-host Talithia Williams, speaking on Power in Numbers: Unveiling Hidden Figures.

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Featured Resources

Report
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September 2022
Calculating the Odds: Counselor Views on Math Coursetaking and College Admissions
Report
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February 2022
A New Calculus for College Admissions: How Policy, Practice, and Perceptions of High School Math Education Limit Equitable Access to College
Report
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November 2018
The Mathematics of Opportunity: Rethinking the Role of Math in Educational Equity
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From the Blog

October 2022

Are Positive Attitudes Key to Deeper Math Learning?

Debates over math education too often focus solely on course content or—even worse—superficial questions about course titles, at the expense of the important issues of what students are learning and how they learn it. Yet, evidence abounds that, regardless of course content and titles, actual math learning is often limited and shallow.

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In the News

Calculus Is Seen as a Proxy for High-Achieving Students. That’s a Problem.
Chalkbeat
The Problematic Math of College Admissions
Mathematical Association of America Math Values blog
Calculus Acts as a Gatekeeper
Inside Higher Ed
Why Elite College Admissions May Play an Outsized Role in K–12 Math Programs
EducationWeek
Opposing Views on the Role of Calculus
Inside Higher Ed

In this piece for Chalkbeat, Just Equations National Policy Director Melodie Baker shares the story of her son’s college admissions process, during which he was grilled about his decision to take AP Statistics rather than AP Calculus his senior year. The story highlights findings from our report Calculating the Odds about covert calculus expectations in admissions and how they shape the math education landscape at large.

Chalkbeat

Our Dana Center partners David Kung and Josh Recio reference findings from Just Equations’ report Calculating the Odds in this MAA Math Values blog about the role of calculus in college admissions.

Mathematical Association of America Math Values blog

In this piece for Inside Higher Ed, Calculating the Odds co-authors Veronica Anderson and Pamela Burdman outline the steps that admissions offices can take to update math guidelines in admissions.

Inside Higher Ed

Just Equations’ new report, Calculating the Odds, was covered in this Education Week piece highlighting how selective-college admissions practices affect K–12 math opportunities and student success in math.

EducationWeek

In this piece, Inside Higher Ed smartly summarizes Just Equations’ report Calculating the Odds, highlighting the significance of counselors’ views and how they explain questions raised by our previous report, A New Calculus for College Admissions.

Inside Higher Ed
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